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Ranking the Steelers last 10 1st-round draft picks

The first round of the NFL draft hasn't been overly kind to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Looking back over the last 10 first-round picks, the Steelers have had a mixed bag of successes, failures and incompletes. Here's our ranking of the last 10 first-round picks with the note that the Steelers didn't have a first round pick in 2020.

1 - 2017-T.J. Watt

Watt has been the face of the Steelers defense since he was drafted and is the best pass rusher in franchise history.

2 - 2014 - Ryan Shazier

Shazier's career was off to a Hall of Fame start before a freak injury cut it short.