Right before free agency I ranked the Steelers needs from most needed to least needed, now I am doing one 4 days away from the draft. To review my previous list click here http://www.steelersuniverse.com/foru...ng+free+agency Not a lot of change from my previous list since the steelers were not very active in free agency.

1. Cornerback: My last list combined cornerback and safety as needs for defensive back but upon further thinking about it I am separating them and putting cornerback 1st. Somehow the Steelers got worse at the cornerback position with Brice McCain going to the Dolphins. Ike Taylor leaving may be addition by subtraction but it is still one less cornerback on the depth chart. The Steelers best corner is William Gay and at his best he was never more than a solid no. 2. Talent is depleted at this position and the Steelers need to stop messing around in this area and draft one in the first 2 rounds.

2. Outside linebacker: James Harrison and Arthur Moats will both be back but all they have added to an OLB corp that was part of a pass rush that ranked in the bottom 10 in sacks was Shawn Lemon an unproven from the CFL. Jarvis Jones is looking more and more like a bust and the Steelers should draft one pretty high.

3. Safety: Troy Polamalu is gone, a sad sad day. That means the most notable safeties on the roster are Shamarko Thomas who is an unknown, Mike Mitchell who struggled and who some say is more fit to play strong safety anyway, and back-up Will Allen. At the very least depth is an issue, at most a talent upgrade is in order.

4. Defensive line depth: Cam Heyward is a stud, Stephon Tuitt showed a lot of promise, and Steve McClendon is serviceable and I would like to see what Dan McCullers can do. The run defense actually finished 6th so I would steer clear of this for the first round. However depth along the D-line (specifically D-end) is very scarce. The most notable D-lineman after those guys mentioned is useless Cam Thomas. Depth remains a priority

5. Offensive line depth:The first offensive position on this list. The o-line is as good as it has been since 2005, meaning drafting one early is not necessary, but adding depth in the later rounds would be a good idea

6. Tight end: This need continues to be overrated. Heath Miller isn't getting any younger but he contributes and with Miller and Spaeth as the top 2 tight ends and all the offensive weapons, it reduces the value of a tight end to this team

7. Wide receiver: I have no idea what all these visits for early round WR visits are about. The only questions about this position are at no. 4 and no. 5 wide receiver and neither position are going to get many balls thrown to them. Drafting a no. 4 wide out in the first 4 rounds shows poor position value

8. Running Back: The only real change from the free agency list is dropping down RB. DeAngelo Williams who has created a positive impression on me and I am sure other fans fills the need for a no. 2 RB. A no. 3 RB is not a valuable position on a football team so drafting one before round 7 is needless

9. Quarterback. Big Ben is locked up til 2019 and he is only getting better. Any rookie QB we pick up won't sniff the starting lineup. One might say that a QB would be useful to replace Landry Jones off the roster but you don't need the draft to do that

10. Inside Linebacker: Depth is pretty full here.