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Steelers 2017 Draft Retrospective: Cam Sutton and James Conner rose to the challenge despite injury-shortened seasons

“Incomplete.”

While the word has a distinct meaning in football, I’m going for a more traditional meaning here: not finished, unmeasurable due to an exceedingly small sample size; lacking completeness. Because that definition applies perfectly to a decidedly football-related situation in Pittsburgh: the first seasons for both of the Steelers’ third-round draft choices.

Rookie cornerback Cameron Sutton started the regular season on the Reserve/Injured list due to a training-camp injury, and rookie running back James Conner ended there after late knee injury.

Both, however, performed well enough in abbreviated seasons to make fans and Steelers coaches excited to see what the future holds.