Steelers Select CB Artie Burns With 1st Round Pick

The Steelers broke their first round cornerback drought tonight, selecting Miami CB Artie Burns with the 25th pick. The selection makes the first time the Steelers have picked a CB in the first round since Chad Scott in 1997.

With the 25th pick in the 2016 #NFLDraft, we select CB Artie Burns. #SteelersDraft pic.twitter.com/pQIH1tqYK7

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 29, 2016

Burns is 5’11”, 193 lbs, and turns 21 on Sunday. He was a two year starter at Miami, and led the ACC with 6 interceptions last year. Burns has a very high ceiling. Coach Tomlin described him as a “good piece of clay to mold”.