Before you all come at me with pitchforks and torches just hear me out. I am in no way saying former Alabama running back Najee Harris is a bad football player. Quite the contrary. I think he’s a tremendous football player and my second favorite running back in this entire draft.
However, being the first or second at a given position shouldn’t mean they are automatically a first-round pick. This is especially true of a position like running back, which is grossly undervalued by the NFL as a whole.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have a clear and distinct need to improve their run game. They have been on a steady decline the past three seasons but pinning down the cause is problematic.
There is a huge chunk of the Steelers fanbase who feel like a running back, and specifically, Harris is the only answer to the problem. But if Harris is truly a transcendent player at his position, how is he still going to be on the board at No. 24?
Looking at the first round, there are several teams who need to upgrade their running back position. But they are all going to pass on this elite guy for a different position of need, probably several players deep in that given position.
But I want to pass the question off to you. Is Harris so good the Steelers simply cannot pass on him in the first round no matter what other players are on the board?
