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Steelers Draft: CB Artie Burns

By Kim Myers

Sep 5, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes defensive back Artie Burns (1) leaps over Bethune Cookman Wildcats defensive back Austin Walker (35) during the first half at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes defensive back Artie Burns (1) leaps over Bethune Cookman Wildcats defensive back Austin Walker (35) during the first half at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Steelers drafted their first cornerback in 19 years on Thursday night when they selected cornerback Artie Burns from the University of Miami with the 25th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Not the name you were expecting? Welcome to the club. Things were looking wide open for the Steelers as the picks came off of the board leaving them a whole lot of options closer to their pick. The Cincinnati Bengals played some strategery by selecting Houston defensive back William Jackson III with the 24th overall pick after he’s been talked of as the No. 1 Steelers target for quite some time.

The 6’0”, 193 lb. corner has good NFL size but it is his speed that probably is the most attractive to the Steelers. Burns ran track for the Hurricanes as well as playing football and it seems as though that speed is the trait these Steelers want their defense to have above everything else.

Will Burns be good enough to turn this much maligned Steelers’ secondary around? We’ll have to wait and see. He pretty much just needs to out-perform Ross Cockrell in training camp to be considered for a starting position.

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