There might not be an ideal substitute to watch an NFL Draft prospect up close and personal. But the Pittsburgh Steelers are doing the best with what they can. With on-field and in-person access limited during the 2020 college football season, area scout Mark Bruener explained how he’s adjusting his evaluation process to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft. He appeared in the series The Standard: Path to the Draft featured on the team’s YouTube channel to describe the adjustments he’s made.
“The bulk of my fall was spent in my office watching film on my computer instead of just watching three games on an athlete in particular to try and begin the evaluation,” Bruener said in the documentary.