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The third day of the NFL draft brought even more Pittsburgh Steelers for Steeler Nation to cheer for. The list includes a punishing rusher, a couple of sack masters and a 6’8” TE. But with that, it serves up more players to serve as instant rivals to boo. Here’s who each team welcomed to oppose Pittsburgh as new members of the AFC North.
Baltimore Ravens
GM Eric DeCosta continued to upgrade the offense in a big way. The Ravens got even speedier with Justice Hill and added, not just a backup QB, but a possible offensive weapon in Penn State’s Trace McSorley. All in all, it was a pretty solid first draft for DeCosta. Ravens have the potential to be epic on offense, but their defense was pretty close to being ignored.
Round 4 Pick 113
RB Justice Hill - Oklahoma State
Round 4 Pick 123
OL Ben Powers - Oklahoma
Round 4 Pick 127
CB Iman Marshall - USC
Round 5 Pick 160
DL Daylon Mack - Texas A&M
Round 6 Pick 197
QB Trace McSorley - Penn State
Cleveland Browns
After so many years of appropriately being labeled so, the Browns are working hard to no longer be mistakes by the lake. After no First Round selections, GM Phillip Dorsey looked to follow up a solid Day 2 by bolstering their defense. The Browns picked up Mack Wilson, who could be a find in Round 5 and added to an already strong secondary.
Round 4 Pick 119
S Sheldrick Redwine - Miami, Fla
Round 5 Pick 155
ILB Mack Wilson - Alabama
Round 5 Pick 170
K Austin Seibert - Oklahoma
Round 6 Pick 189
OL Drew Forbes - Southeast Missouri State
Round 7 Pick 221
CB Donnie Lewis Jr. - Tulane
Cincinnati Bengals
Most notably, the Bengals picked up depth at QB and OL with Michael Jordan. It was kind of an underwhelming draft up top for Cincy, but they added decent depth on Day Three.o
Round 4 Pick 104
QB Ryan Finley - North Carolina State
Round 4 Pick 125
DL Renell Wren - Arizona State
Round 4 Pick 136
OL Michael Jordan - Ohio State
Round 6 Pick 182
RB Trayveon Williams - Texas A&M
Round 6 Pick 210
LB Deshaun Davis - Auburn
Round 6 Pick 211
RB Rodney Anderson- Oklahoma
Round 7 Pick 223
CB Jordan Brown - San Diego State
How many of the above will haunt the dreams of Steeler Nation and who? That question will take a bit to be answered. But to quote Timbuk3 from 1986, “The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”.