Initial impressions would seem to indicate that the Pittsburgh Steelers landed a good player with their third-round compensatory selection of edge rusher Alex Highsmith last year, who was, outside of their first-round selections, the highest-drafted edge rusher for the team since Jason Worilds back in 2010. Of course, three first-round picks is a major caveat.
Pittsburgh may have to rely on Highsmith being that player they believe him to be as early as 2021 with the prospects of pending free agent Bud Dupree, who is rehabbing a knee injury, parting in free agency, because neither avenue works out in their favor.