This one felt like a no-brainer. Pro Football Focus’ Mike Renner put together a list of the best draft decisions made by each time over the past five years. And it should be no surprise what the Steelers’ top choice was. Drafting Wisconsin OLB TJ Watt 30th overall in the 2017 draft.
Here’s what Renner wrote about the pick.
“The 2017 edge class was very similar to the 2021 class in that rankings were all over the map. But it was kind of reversed in that it had a ton of very productive guys but a lot of middling athletes.