The interest — and then subsequent selection of — North Carolina State linebacker Payton Wilson in the third round at No. 98 overall wasn’t all that much of a surprise from the perspective of the Pittsburgh Steelers after all of the pre-draft interest the franchise showed in him.
What was a surprise though, at least to some, was that he fell so far down the draft board.
One man’s pain is another man’s gain, or something along those lines.
That slide from Wilson helped the Steelers land arguably one of the best linebackers in the draft class.