I don’t think I need to explain that putting together a draft value board is an inexact science, especially when you’re talking about putting one together for a specific team. While focusing on just the players themselves and not the fit or the need cuts down on the number of variables involved, teams setting up their draft boards work a complex and imperfect balance in preparing to make selections.
This is some of what the Pittsburgh Steelers talked about yesterday during the post-draft press conference held by Head Coach Mike Tomlin and General Manager Kevin Colbert, and some of their comments help to paint a clearer picture as to how positional value relates to rankings.