Najee Harris is the latest first-round pick the Pittsburgh Steelers may well jettison this offseason. Since 2013, T.J. Watt is the only first-round pick they have signed to a second multi-year contract. Ryan Shazier would have gotten one if not for his injury, and they traded their 2020 first for Minkah Fitzpatrick. But even those caveats don’t make the Steelers’ recent streak in the first round look much better.
It used to be that the Steelers built their rosters by hitting homeruns in the first round. They have had a considerable number of pop flies or singles and doubles since then, however.