Four years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers selected RB Najee Harris 24th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft. This offseason, they let him walk as a free agent. Plenty of people will say a team shouldn’t draft a running back in the first round. But could the Steelers do that again?
ESPN analyst Matt Bowen thinks the Steelers could target a running back in the first round this year. He profiled 20 prospects who could go in the first two rounds and his favorite team fits, and he tabbed the Steelers as his favorite fit for UNC RB Omarion Hampton.