Were the Pittsburgh Steelers destined to draft a running back this year? It’s hard to say for sure after the fact but when it comes to the one they did draft in the fourth-round this past Friday, Anthony McFarland Jr. out of Maryland, it sure seems like he might have been the only one they had eyes for.
In his Wednesday interview on 93.7 The Fan, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert was essentially asked if McFarland can potentially be an every-down running back for the Steelers, or if maybe he’ll ultimately be used mostly in different and new offensive wrinkles that Matt Canada, the team’s new quarterbacks coach, might now interject into the offense due to him being Maryland’s offensive coordinator in 2018.