7. JuJu Smith-Schuster, wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers
Of all the teams Smith-Schuster could have been drafted by, he just had to land in Pittsburgh — a team that is already loaded at the receiver position.
Heading into training camp, the USC product will almost certainly be No. 5 (at best) on the team’s depth chart behind Antonio Brown, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Eli Rodgers, Sammie Coates and newly reinstated Martavis Bryant.
Now, competition is the bedrock of success. But this just isn’t fair to a kid who could potentially start immediately for another team that actually needed receivers.
During his three-year career at USC, Smith-Schuster caught 213 passes for 3,092 yards and 25 touchdowns — 10 each his last two seasons with the Trojans. He’s a player we highlighted as one who deserved more respect than he was getting heading into the draft. Now he’ll be fighting for snaps during practice during his first campaign as a pro.