The Pittsburgh Steelers had a long wait from their second-round pick to their third-round pick but they really made the most of it. After adding an offensive playmaker in the second round in wide receiver Chase Claypool, Pittsburgh added a bigtime defensive playmaker with former Charlotte edge rusher Alex Highsmith.
At 6-foot-3 and 248 pounds, Highsmith has a perfect build to be a 3-4 outside linebacker in the Steelers system. After not being heavily recruited coming out of high school, Highsmith found a home at Charlotte and became one of the more productive pass rushers in college football. He had 14 sacks in 2019 and has the look of a very promising developmental edge rusher.
