It didn’t take long for Pro Football Focus’s Mike Renner to give the Steelers the title of the most improved team in the AFC North.
Just a week removed from the NFL Draft, Renner spoke highly of the Steelers and their decision to trade up for one of the draft’s premier linebackers.
Here is what Mike Renner had to say about the Steelers 2019 NFL Draft class:
"Pittsburgh made one of the biggest moves of the first round when they moved up for Devin Bush. After Bush and Devin White, there wasn’t a single linebacker in the class that could replicate their ability in coverage. From there, they got two other PFF favorites in Toledo wide receiver Diontae Johnson and Michigan State cornerback Justin Layne. Johnson drew comps to Antonio Brown from a stylistic perspective inside the PFF offices while Layne is much more suited to zone coverage than former first-rounder Artie Burns."
Though Renner’s words aren’t the “say-all-ends-all,” it’s still interesting to note that Pittsburgh went after some players that Pro Football Focus favored heavily on their board.
It will be interesting to see just how big of an impact these players will have as they hit the field this fall.