It has been several years now since the Pittsburgh Steelers have had a top inside linebacker on the team, but they invested a lot in the position this offseason to make sure it is a strength of the team. Payton Wilson was drafted in the third round as arguably the top ILB talent coming out of college, and Patrick Queen was signed to the most lucrative external free agent contract in franchise history.
ESPN surveyed NFL execs, coaches, and scouts around the league to give a ranked order of the best inside linebackers and Queen landed at No.