It is never too early to talk draft and off-season priorities. I did my usual thing with college football this year, paid next to no attention to it outside the Badgers and honestly enter the whole prospect evaluation process totally reliant on parsing information and work done by others. Doesn't mean it can't be fun.
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TJ Watt is gonna come out. My eyes see him as a bit raw, not super refined, benefits from a high motor more than explosive athleticism, etc. Which is the exact same things that I said about his brother when he came out. Look how that worked. While I am by no means arguing that TJ will be as good as JJ, I did watch a player who absolutely dominated Big 10 blockers this season. The bonus is that once the euphoria from the Bowl season fades, TJ's tape and simply "not being his brother" will likely start tagging him with a 2nd-4th round grade. And that's why I like him as a prospect. It may be possible to select an impactful edge rusher (and oh yeah, do NOT put him coverage!) at a non-premium price.
I don't yet know much about the other edge rushers in the class, except for the really hyped guys that will be long gone by the time the Steelers pick. Anyone on defense that any of you see as a "move up" target a la Troy Polamalu? I see this defense as currently having a bunch of really good to potentially really good members, but missing that one "great" piece.