Steve Niehause was a defensive lineman in the NFL. He was the first ever draft pick for the Seattle Seahawks and the second player taken in the 1976 NFL Draft. Niehaus was the 1976 NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and holds the Seahawk rookie record for sacks in a season with 9½.
Steve Niehause was one of the three best players in the 1976 NFL Draft.
Steve Niehause was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the year in that season which means there weren't any other defensive players better than him in the draft. He was taken second overall so only one player was judged more valuable than he was on draft day.  That makes him at a minimum on of the three best players that were in the draft that year. 