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5 players fans like that the Steelers won’t draft in 2020

By Tommy Jaggi

MADISON, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 09: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs with the football in the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Camp Randall Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 09: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs with the football in the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Camp Randall Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /
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MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Safety Kyle Dugger #23 from Lenoir Rhyne of the South Team during the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 25: Safety Kyle Dugger #23 from Lenoir Rhyne of the South Team during the 2020 Resse’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The Noth Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

S/LB Kyle Dugger

Small-school safety/linebacker hybrid, Kyle Dugger, is a name that has shot up draft boards since the Senior Bowl. Though he is from Lenoir-Rhyne college his eye-popping measurables and performance in Senior Bowl drills were mesmerizing.

At the NFL Combine, Dugger impressed with 4.49-second 40, 42” broad jump, and 134” vertical – at 6’1” and 217 pounds, no less. While his level of competition was concerning, he no doubt has the physical tools to succeed at the next level.

However, the Steelers have never drafted a non-Power 5 school player in the first two rounds under Mike Tomlin, and if Dugger even falls to pick 49, he’s certainly not making back round to pick 102. If you were a big Dugger fan before reading this, I’m sorry to disappoint you. I just can’t see it happening.

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