This is the first of two articles that have me very excited, because they begin the process of really digging in to how the distribution of available talent will influence the Pittsburgh Steelers’ draft picks. This is one of the special things a Big Board lets us do that player lists and scouting reports do not – we can turn the draft around and view it from various angles. “Who will be there to choose” is one of the best.
Over the years I have learned to divide draft talent of any given year into six rough tiers, always remembering that those groupings will bleed into each other toward the edges.