While the Pittsburgh Steelers have used no fewer than three of their first-round picks since the 2013 season on the outside linebacker position, a fact that cannot be ignored, it is worth noting that every other player that they have drafted at the position going back to 2011 has come no earlier than the sixth round.
From Sutton Smith to Travis Feeney, Keion Adams to Anthony Chickillo, the Steelers have been going almost all-or-nothing at outside linebacker for the better part of the past decade. They have used first-round picks in 2013, 2015, and 2017 on Jarvis Jones, Bud Dupree, and T.