To be clear, Tom Pelisssero isn’t saying Michigan LB Junior Colson is a sleeper first-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers. That would feel like a fever dream. But Pelissero is saying Colson is a sleeper at the end of the first round to the NFL at-large, including him on his list of surprise players who could hear their name called Thursday night.
Colson is most notable for Pittsburgh considering it brought him in for a visit. And to this point, very few if anyone believes he’ll go in the top 32. Explaining why, Pelissero writes:
“As my colleague Daniel Jeremiah noted recently, this isn’t a good year to need off-ball linebackers.