PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten creative to assuage the perpetual cornerback need each draft season. Two years ago, they signed two-time Pro Bowler Joe Haden, who's in line for an extension this offseason. In March, they gave free agent Steven Nelson a three-year, $25-million deal. Both are slated to start on the outside for the Steelers defense. Mike Hilton, an undrafted pickup two years ago, has 121 tackles from the slot.
Yet this month offers another batch of mock drafts pegging Pittsburgh to select a cornerback high in the draft.