It’s a good year to need a defensive lineman — that much is well-known by now. The wealth of top talents and the extreme depth of starting quality players should allow anybody who wants a defensive lineman to get one. Some will be tempted to think that means it’s okay to wait until the second or third round to address positions with less depth. That might end up being a mistake that the Pittsburgh Steelers can’t afford to make.
According to ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller, this is a historic class of defensive linemen, and there is also expected to be a historic run on them in the first round.