In most years, a player with Dan Moore Jr.’s resume and physical attributes likely would not have been available where the Pittsburgh Steelers took him, in the fourth round. More than a dozen tackles had already been drafted by that point earlier this offseason, and in a weaker class for the position, he undoubtedly would have been taken earlier.
That is a point that NFL analyst Matt Williamson recently made writing about the prospect for the team’s website this week, but he also stressed that we ought to temper expectations for him right out of the gate, even if he saw it as time for the investment to be made.