It’s been a long time since the Pittsburgh Steelers have last made a selection in the top 10 picks of a draft. The most recent occurrence of that was during Kevin Colbert’s first season with the organization in 2000 when they made wide receiver Plaxico Burress the eighth-overall selection. A strong selection, even if he left in free agency.
The last defensive player that they used a top-10 pick on was cornerback Rod Woodson back in 1987, and I would like to think that that worked out pretty well. He did end up in the Hall of Fame, after all, making the Pro Bowl 11 times and the All-Pro list eight times.