Greatest Draft Class in Franchise History

Greatest Draft Class in Franchise History
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By
Russell S. Baxter
(Featured Columnist) on April 19, 2013
Pittsburgh Steelers (1974)
When the debate of the greatest draft class in the history of the NFL begins, the discussion usually starts with the 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers.

Now that’s not to say it also ends there. But the impact of this group could be heard loud and clear on Super Bowl Sundays as well as in Canton, Ohio.

Four members of this class are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

First-rounder Lynn Swann was one of the most acrobatic wideouts in league annals and the MVP of Super Bowl X.

Second-round selection Jack Lambert was one of the game’s most intense performers and the middle linebacker was the tone setter for the “Steel Curtain” defense.

In the fourth round, the Steelers added wide receiver John Stallworth, another consistent player who really came up big in the postseason.

And in the fifth round, Pittsburgh added nine-time Pro Bowl center Mike Webster.