After posting such mind-boggling numbers at the 2015 NFL Scouting Combine in February, it was clear Kentucky’s Bud Dupree was going to skyrocket up draft boards. Some even had him mocked in the top ten picks. However, as the Pittsburgh Steelers round one selection crept closer Thursday night, it became clear who they would take between the athletic phenom or two other edge rushers, Shane Ray and Randy Gregory, with loads of off-field problems.
His size is something he brings to the table to a Steelers’ outside linebacking corps in need of some talent, but it’s his measurables that stick out like a sore thumb.