If you don't know what the consensus big board is when it comes to the NFL draft, it's a comprehensive information source that aggregates player rankings from all over the internet to create one centralized board based on that data. It's a great comparison tool when it comes to when players are ultimately drafted and how the pundits viewed their value.
For the Pittsburgh Steelers, they made 10 picks in total. Pittsburgh went into the draft with 12 totals picks but pulled off multiple trades. Here's how the The Steelers picks went compared to where they fell on the consensus big board:
OT Max Iheanachor: Draft pick - 21 | Consensus board -33WR Germie Bernard: Draft pick - 47 | Consensus board - 51QB Drew Allar: Draft pick - 76 | Consensus board - 121CB Daylen Everette: Draft pick - 85 | Consensus board - 102 OL Gennings Dunker: Draft pick - 96 | Consensus board - 65 KR/PR Kaden Wetjen: Draft pick - 121 | Consensus - board - 253 TE Riley Nowakowski: Draft pick - 169 | Consensus board - 240 DL Gabe Rubio: Draft pick - 210 | Consensus board - NR S Robert Spears-Jennings: Draft pick - 224 | Consensus board - 210 WR/RB Eli Heidenreich: Draft pick - 230 | Consensus board - 201
In the final analysis, only three of the Steelers picks were taken ahead of their ranking on the big board. Offensive lineman Gennings Dunker, safety Robert Spears-Jennings and running back Eli Heidenreich were all higher on the board than their draft slot. Worst of the bunch was defensive tackle Gabriel Rubio. He went with the No. 210 pick but wasn't ranked at all on the consensus big board.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Comparing the Steelers NFL draft value to the consensus big board
