Out of every position that there is, Pittsburgh Steelers fans probably had defensive line toward the very bottom of their list of draft needs this past weekend, right around kicker and long snapper. So when they not only drafted a defensive lineman, but traded up in order to get one, it was obviously a bit of a surprise.
That lineman would be Isaiahh Loudermilk out of Wisconsin, who was, briefly, a Badger teammate of T.J. Watt’s during the latter’s final collegiate season. The Steelers drafted him in the fifth round after moving a 2022 fourth-round pick to acquire that selection.