1st 4-time Super Bowl champ, Terry Bradshaw Steelers 3rd best pick

PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – In leading up to the first ever NFL Draft held in Pittsburgh, we take a look at the 50 best Steelers draft picks.

It’s a list that includes Pro Football Hall of Famers, Hall of Honor members, players drafted since 1969 that contributed to 43 winning seasons and six Super Bowl titles over that time.

Today is number 3 with a few ground rules-its only players drafted by the Steelers, the list does not include those who were drafted by someone else and starred with the Steelers. It also does not include undrafted players.

The rankings are based on what they’ve done with the Steelers and not what they may have done after leaving Pittsburgh. Those eligible for this list are players drafted starting with Chuck Noll’s first season.

3. Terry Bradshaw (1^st round, 1970, Louisiana Tech)

• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Steelers Hall of Honor
• Super Bowl XLIII (318 yds, 4 TD) & Super Bowl XIV MVP (309 yds, 2 TD)
• 1978 NFL MVP after NFL leading 28 TD
• Went 14-5 in postseason career throwing 30 TD passes
• Threw 2 TD passes on 5 completions in final NFL game (vs Jets) getting Steelers into 1983 postseason
• 1^st NFL multi-touchdown game vs. Cleveland in 1970—had 2 TD on 4 completions
• 7 seasons averaged at least 7.2 yards per attempt (5 times 7.8 yds or higher)
• Went 17-5 in career vs Browns with 33 TD, plus 402 rushing yds & 4 TD

Previously mentioned—50. Larry Foote, 49. Willie Gay, 48. John Jackson, 47. Mike Merriweather, 46. Brett Keisel, 45. Deshea Townsend, 44. Robin Cole, 43. Tunch Ilkin, 42. Levon Kirkland, 41. Carnell Lake, 40. Darren Perry, 39. Ernie Holmes, 38. Larry Brown, 37. Louis Lipps, 36. Kordell Stewart, 35. Lawrence Timmons, 34. Dwayne Woodruff, 33. Jon Kolb, 32. LaMarr Woodley, 31. Jason Gildon, 30. David DeCastro, 29. LeVeon Bell, 28. Ike Taylor, 27. Aaron Smith, 26. Dwight White, 25. Joey Porter, 24. Mike Wagner, 23. Heath Miller, 22. Casey Hampton, 21. Greg Lloyd, 20. Maurkice Pouncey, 19. Dermontti Dawson, 18. Cam Heyward, 17. Rod Woodson, 16. LC Greenwood, 15. Alan Faneca, 14. TJ Watt, 13. Lynn Swann, 12. Hines Ward, 11. Jack Ham, 10. John Stallworth, 9. Jack Lambert, 8. Mel Blount, 7. Troy Polamalu, 6. Antonio Brown, 5. Franco Harris, 4. Mike Webster

Mike Webster Steelers 4th best draft pick since 1969

Coverage every day until the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh starting April 23.