The Steelers selected Miami (Fla.) cornerback Artie Burns with the No. 25 pick in the first round.
Burns was also a college track star and is an early entry to the draft. He was a two-year starter at cornerback who had six interceptions last season.
The Steelers did not hide their interest in many defensive backs but saw Karl Joseph, at No. 14 to the Raiders, and Keanu Neal, at No. 17 to the Falcons, come off the ahead of most projections. Then the Bengals took cornerback William Jackson at No. 24.
Burns ran the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds at the Scouting Combine. Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin called Burns “a good piece of clay to mold in 2016.”