So much for the Steelers going out and finding the next James Farrior. For weeks, the general consensus among the draft experts was that Alabama inside linebacker Dont'a Hightower would be the Steelers selection with the 24th pick in the draft. Hightower would just step in and be the quarterback of the defense for the next 10 years.
Well, instead of that, the Steelers may have found the next Alan Faneca when they selected guard David Decastro out of Stanford.
Most mock drafts that I saw had Decastro going in the top half of the first round, so when he surprisingly slipped all the way down to 24th, the Steelers wasted no time in picking him.
For those of you out there who love a good bargain, you have to be happy with the pick. It was reminiscent of the 2008 draft, when Rashard Mendenhall slipped all the way to the 23rd spot.
Of course, Chris Johnson was still there in that same draft and went a pick later to the Titans.
As for this draft, Hightower went to New England, who traded up to 25 to get him.
It'll take a while to know whether or not the Steelers made the right choice, obviously. But for right now, there is very little to complain about with the Decastro pick.
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