Steelers First Round Draft Picks By Position Since 1970
Below is the list by position of the first round draft picks the Steelers have made since 1970. Judging by history and current needs of the Steelers, it is a pretty safe assumption that the 2009 first round pick will be a cornerback, offensive lineman or wide receiver.
7 Defensive Backs (1973, 1975, 1978, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2003)
7 Wide Receivers (1971, 1974, 1984, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2006)
6 Offensive Linemen (1986, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002)
5 Defensive Linemen (1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 2001)
5 Running Backs (1972, 1979, 1982, 1989, 2009)
4 Tight Ends (1976, 1990, 1995, 2005)
3 Quarterbacks (1970, 1980, 2004)
3 Linebackers (1977, 1991, 2007)
| YEAR | NAME (Overall Pick#) |
POSITION | COLLEGE | ||
| 1970 | Terry Bradshaw (1) | QB | Louisiana Tech | ||
| 1971 | Frank Lewis (8) | WR | Grambling | ||
| 1972 | Franco Harris (13) | RB | Penn State | ||
| 1973 | James Thomas (24) | DB | Florida State | ||
| 1974 | Lynn Swann (21) | WR | Southern California | ||
| 1975 | Dave Brown (26) | DB | Michigan | ||
| 1976 | Bennie Cunningham (28) | TE | Clemson | ||
| 1977 | Robin Cole (21) | LB | New Mexico | ||
| 1978 | Ron Johnson (22) | CB | Eastern Michigan | ||
| 1979 | Greg Hawthorne (28) | RB | Baylor | ||
| 1980 | Mark Malone (28) | QB | Arizona State | ||
| 1981 | Keith Gary (17) | DE | Oklahoma | ||
| 1982 | Walter Abercrombie (12) | RB | Baylor | ||
| 1983 | Gabriel Rivera (21) | NT | Texas Tech | ||
| 1984 | Louis Lipps (23) | WR | Southern Mississippi | ||
| 1985 | Darryl Sims (20) | DE | Wisconsin | ||
| 1986 | John Reinstra (9) | G | Temple | ||
| 1987 | Rod Woodson (10) | CB | Purdue | ||
| 1988 | Aaron Jones (18) | DE | Eastern Kentucky | ||
| 1989 (2) | Tim Worley (7) | RB | Georgia | ||
| Tom Ricketts (24) | T | Pittsburgh | |||
| 1990 | Eric Green (21) | TE | Liberty | ||
| 1991 | Huey Richardson (15) | LB | Florida | ||
| 1992 | Leon Searcy (11) | T | Miami | ||
| 1993 | Deon Figures (23) | CB | Colorado | ||
| 1994 | Charles Johnson (17) | WR | Colorado | ||
| 1995 | Mark Bruener (27) | TE | Washington | ||
| 1996 | Jamain Stephens (29) | T | North Carolina A&T | ||
| 1997 | Chad Scott (24) | CB | Maryland | ||
| 1998 | Alan Faneca (26) | G | Louisiana State | ||
| 1999 | Troy Edwards (13) | WR | Louisiana Tech | ||
| 2000 | Plaxico Burress (8) | WR | Michigan State | ||
| 2001 | Casey Hampton (19) | NT | Texas | ||
| 2002 | Kendall Simmons (30) | G | Auburn | ||
| 2003 | Troy Polamalu (16) | S | USC | ||
| 2004 | Ben Roethlisberger (11) | QB | Miami (Ohio) | ||
| 2005 | Heath Miller (30) | TE | Virginia | ||
| 2006 | Santonio Holmes (25) | WR | Ohio State | ||
| 2007 | Lawrence Timmons (15) | LB | Florida State | ||
| 2008 | Rashard Mendenhall (23) | RB | Illinois | ||
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