"He had me high on his draft board, and he was excited he got the chance to get me."
That's what Mike Tomlin told Chase Claypool, the Steelers' top pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, after he was selected 49th overall last night. And that's per the recollection of Claypool himself in speaking with us Pittsburgh media types via conference call shortly thereafter.
He might be right, too, about the board ranking. Neither Tomlin nor Kevin Colbert is prone to PR-ing and, besides, it's hardly implausible that they'd have been bona fide smitten with a 6-foot-4, 238-pound wide receiver out of Notre Dame who can fly from the goal line to Touchdown Jesus faster than you can say 'Megatron.