The Pittsburgh Steelers first began looking for ways to find their next generation of outside linebackers, while the present generation was always fading, in 2013 when they used their first-round draft pick on Jarvis Jones. They would follow it up with another first-round selection at the position every other year for two more cycles.
2015 brought in Bud Dupree. 2017 saw them add T.J. Watt, the first outside linebacker to make the Pro Bowl for them since LaMarr Woodley. While he may not be putting up Pro Bowl numbers, Dupree is at least doing a little more than holding his own in his fifth season, playing for a new contract in the open market in 2020.