Though the Steelers finished as a top-10 team in run defense, their poor showings against the league's top rushing units late in the season suggest they should consider breaking recent precedent and select a defensive player in the first round of April's draft for the first time in six years.

In the latest mock draft by the New York Times, they brought all their beat writers together to make their respective team’s picks. For the Steelers, writer Mike DeFabo went with Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka. Here’s what he had to say about the pick: