Tim Benz: You know who the Steelers got in the draft. Now let's look at who they didn't get.

You know what the Pittsburgh Steelers got in the draft. A huge wide receiver from a big school. A Conference USA reserve outside linebacker. A couple of Maryland Terps at running back and safety.

And a trash-talking guard who might moonlight as a bouncer at a bar on the South Side after practices.

Now let’s focus on what they didn’t get.

• An obvious replacement for Javon Hargrave: That could be what Nebraska’s Carlos Davis becomes.

Could be. Someday.

At 6-foot-2, 313 pounds, he’s a little heavier than Hargrave. And general manager Kevin Colbert sees potential there.

“Could he play inside at nose? Sure,” Colbert said. “He doesn’t have great length at end in that schematic. But he could play as a rush defensive tackle like Javon did on the inside. In the base defense, he will line up at the nose. In sub-packages, he will be an inside rusher.”

All that said, though, Davis still was picked in the last round. Hargrave was a third-round player who just parlayed his first four years in Pittsburgh into a $39 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was more than capable as a run stopper (109 total tackles over the last two years) and an interior pass rusher (10¹⁄₂ sacks over the last two years).

Plus, Hargrave was durable. He missed only one game in four seasons.

So aside from Davis as a candidate, the Steelers might be relying on Dan McCullers to finally show why he keeps maintaining a roster spot (36 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks over six seasons). Otherwise, Isaiah Buggs will have to take a huge leap during his second season. Or Tyson Alualu may need to take on some responsibilities at nose in base situations as opposed to being strictly a backup for both Stephon Tuitt and Cameron Heyward.

• An answer at inside linebacker: The Steelers lost 750 snaps when Mark Barron wasn’t kept in free agency. Tyler Matakevich went to Buffalo in free agency as well. Vince Williams and Devin Bush each can soak up more playing time, of course. But no one was added to offset that wear and tear or mitigate any significant injury.

Ulysees Gilbert III could get on the field. And we might see safeties such as Terrell Edmunds, Jordan Dangerfield or Markus Allen get reps as dime linebackers.

Sixth-round choice Antoine Brooks Jr. could be a candidate for that kind of job as well. But he is nearly 220 pounds already, and Steelers defensive back coach Teryl Austin doesn’t want the safety from Maryland to bulk up too much in anticipation of such duties.

• Clarity at running back: If the Steelers were looking for an obvious challenger to James Conner as the starter at running back, it is not so obvious.

Frankly, it doesn’t look like that was a goal they were trying to accomplish. If they were, they could’ve drafted J.K. Dobbins or Cam Akers in the second round.

Instead, for the second year in a row, they drafted a fourth-round running back as they did in 2019 with Benny Snell. This time it’s Anthony McFarland Jr. from Maryland.

“He is really explosive,” Steelers running back coach Eddie Faulkner said. “He has the ability to hit the crease. He gets 0-60 (mph) really quick. Quick to speed. He has shown the ability to hit the long ball.

“When you compare him to the likes of (James) Conner and (Benny) Snell, he’s a little different type of runner, which I think makes us more valuable as a group.”

McFarland is perceived to have the ability to grow as a pass catcher. He also might be a better blocker than some of those besides Conner on the depth chart who have tried to do that over the last two years.

If anything, it sounds like he may be trying to take two jobs at once from Jaylen Samuels and/or Kerrith Whyte.

McFarland also said he could be a kick returner if called upon.

Potential for a talented player, indeed. But no apparent attempt to designate a new lead back. We might be looking at a true commitment to a “back-by-committee” approach from the Steelers now.

• An eventual starter at offensive tackle: The Steelers lost two interior offensive linemen in B.J. Finney (free agency, Seattle Seahawks) and Ramon Foster (retirement). Those two holes have been filled by Stefen Wisniewski via free agency from the Kansas City Chiefs and fourth-round pick Kevin Dotson out of Louisiana.

Dotson went to the Ragin’ Cajuns as a tackle. He was moved to guard. And if he is to play multiple positions for the Steelers, it sounds like they are more inclined to have him learn center than bounce back to either tackle.

“In my mind, I see him as an interior player,” said Steelers offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett. “We’ll start to teach him center. But he still has the value of being able to go out to tackle.”

So that means the Steelers likely will be status quo at the tackle position. Matt Feiler will stay on the right side for now. That’s fine. So is having Zach Banner dress as the third tackle or heavy tight end.

But, at age 31, Alejandro Villanueva is entering the final year of his contract. If he doesn’t stay and Chuks Okorafor is to be in the mix as a potential starter, he needs to get some playing time.

• Quarterback depth: I wasn’t on the Jordan Love, Jalen Hurts, or Jacob Eason trains. But when I saw Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm still on the board in the fifth round, it got me thinking.

The Bills snatched him before the Steelers’ next pick rolled around in the sixth. But in Pittsburgh, he would’ve made sense as a pick that deep in the draft.

Fromm is a step up from Devlin Hodges. And he may wind up being a more reliable backup than Mason Rudolph. That’s to be determined.