In the real world, you never get a second chance to make a first round pick. Once the card is turned in, it’s final, and the chips fall where they may. Sometimes you hit a home run. Sometimes you strike out and your bat goes flying into the third row. That’s the NFL Draft.
But on paper, you can always go back and try, try again. That’s what NFL.com’s Adam Rank has done with his 2021 NFL Draft redo, picking the first round all over again with the benefit of two seasons as his guide.
For the Pittsburgh Steelers, they didn’t select RB Najee Harris 24th overall as they did at the time.