3rd round (comp): Amik Robertson
Cornerback, Lousiana Tech
While this pick seems like a stretch, the Steelers have shown an unusual amount of interest cornerbacks this offseason, as they met with more corners than any other position at the Combine this year. One of the players they visited, in particular, was Amik Robertson.
Robertson embodies what it means to be a Pittsburgh Steeler. He’s a physical, gritty football player with a nose for the football. Size limitations, however, have Robertson falling to the back-half of day two. At just 5’8” and 187 pounds, Robertson must be a nickel cornerback at the next level.
The Steelers recently gave Mike Hilton a second-round tender, but his future beyond 2020 is very much unknown. While Pittsburgh could be scared away from drafting a small cornerback early because of Senquez Golson in 2015, Mike Hilton (5’9”, 184 pounds) was nearly identical in size to Robertson coming out.
Robertson could start as a special teams player and a dime backer before moving to a full-time nickel role in 2021.