At this point in the 2022 NFL Draft on Day 3, teams are taking shots on players with intangibles such as speed, athleticism, physicality and more. After all, being in Las Vegas, it pays to gamble.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping the rolled the dice on the right player in the seventh round with the selection of Ole Miss linebacker Mark Robinson, a pre-draft visit ahead of the draft who the Steelers very clearly had interest in.
According to new Steelers’ Senior Defensive Assistant/LB coach Brian Flores, the Steelers were intrigued by Robinson’s rawness at the position after switching from running back to linebacker last season, as well as his speed, athleticism and physicality.