Anyone else remember the days when the Pittsburgh Steelers were praised by the NFL world for their ability to draft wide receivers? Man, those were good times. Guys like Emmanuel Sanders, Antonio Brown, and JuJu Smith-Schuster were guys who really drew immediate praise.

Those picks also gave the Steelers the benefit of the doubt on other receivers like Martavis Bryant, Chase Claypool, Diontae Johnson and James Washington. But if we reflect on the Steelers draft over the last decade or so, their track record with receivers has been at best inconsistent and at worst, irresponsible. Here’s a breakdown of the picks going back to that fateful 2010 draft that netted Sanders and Brown.

Emmanuel Sanders

Antonio Brown

Toney Clemons

Markus Wheaton

Justin Brown

Dri Archer

Martavis Bryant

Sammie Coates

Demarcus Ayers

JuJu Smith-Schuster

James Washington

Diontae Johnson

Chase Claypool

George Pickens

Calvin Austin III

Roman Wilson

That’s a long list of misses over hits and in recent seasons, almost all misses. Guys like Pickens, Johnson and Claypool have turned out to be character concern guys on par with Brown but without the talent to go along with it.

If the Steelers want to get back on track with young receivers, they need to re-tool their approach and lean in hard on high-character guys who can play as opposed to these high-ceiling guys with attitudes and egos that make their floors very low.

This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Steelers must re-evaluate their approach to drafting wide receivers