It’s frankly been a while since the Pittsburgh Steelers last used a first-round draft pick on an offensive player. For the sixth consecutive year, the first player the team selected in the draft was one looking to keep points off the board, rather than put them on.
They used the 28th-overall pick on safety Terrell Edmunds this year, the second defensive back added in three years in the first round after they used their top pick on cornerback Artie Burns in 2016. Burns was not a player who was expected to play much during his rookie season, but he ended up as a starter halfway through and picked off three passes.