One of the popular topics of conversation for Pittsburgh Steelers fans as it pertains to the Cincinnati Bengals in recent years has been to keep tabs on the players that the AFC North rivals have drafted that they wanted the Steelers to draft. The Bengals have gotten a few of them in recent years (William Jackson III, Carl Lawson) and added to that list even more this draft with the addition of safety Jessie Bates.
Of course the Steelers were probably not going to take Bates anyway after drafting a safety in the first round, but he was a player that the team expressed interest in and seemed like a logical fit.