PITTSBURGH — When the Steelers selected Terrell Edmunds late in the first round of the 2018 draft, they envisioned a hybrid safety that was made to play in today’s NFL.
At 6-foot-1, 217 pounds, Edmunds had the size to be a factor as a run defender. And with a 4.47-second 40-yard dash, he had the speed to match up against any tight end in the NFL to match that size.
But Edmunds was going to be a work in progress. He started and played nearly every defensive snap as a rookie in 2018, then was paired with three different starting free safeties in 2019.
But Edmunds seems to be blossoming into the player the Steelers envisioned when they made him the 28th pick in that 2018 draft, becoming something of a tight end eraser for the team.
The Steelers might have had the Ravens in mind when they selected Edmunds out of Virginia Tech. That same season, the Ravens selected tight end Haden Hurst in the first round of the draft, three picks before the Steelers selected Edmunds. They then doubled down at the position, taking Mark Andrews in the third round.
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