I feel like the term “steal” probably gets thrown around way too much in regards to the NFL Draft. I feel this way because I’ve written a bunch of articles in the past few years about certain players being referred to as “steals.” Jalen Mills. Mack Hollins. Josh Sweat. And so on.
I don’t even disagree that these players can be considered as steals. It’s just that a bunch of other teams probably have a lot of players considered to be steals as well. If everyone is a steal, is anyone actually a steal?