Count me as someone who, when the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted JuJu Smith-Schuster in the 2nd round of the 2017 NFL Draft, said to himself, “Really?”
It wasn’t that I didn’t like Smith-Schuster, there is plenty to like about the Southern California kid, but I felt there were more pressing positional needs for the Steelers in the second round.
Enter the first smack in the face of Steelers lore: The team drafts based on Best Player Available, not on positional need.
On top of that, I never thought Smith-Schuster would do much more than be a slot receiver for the Steelers.