T3 Mock Draft - Pittsburgh Steelers

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So it's going to be exciting and it's going to be fun we're doing the Pittsburgh Steelers today . Just a few things about them . They got eight picks in this year's draft . They have probably the most space of almost every team in the NFL this year $60 million and I think they have room to even increase that some more .

So they got a lot of people they can re-sign that are free agents out there . They are sitting on several guys that they probably are going to have to remove from the team permanently anyways just because of lack of production and things like that .

But Pittsburgh , for me , it always feels as though they rely on their defense more than anything else and I think they're going to pull a lot of guys from UDFAs of course , maybe from the free agent market . So I doubt very highly they're going to go deep in the draft for a lot of defensive guys . They may try to solve offense in the draft .

I could be wrong , we'll see what happens , but I think free agency is going to be a heavy target for them . You got guys like aaron jones and jk dobbins at running back . They got a uh some mood dick and nadja harris probably isn't coming back and jalen warren is not a number one uh running back . So they gotta deal with that .

T hee Higgins , chris Godwin , amari Cooper out there wide receiver and they definitely got to resolve it . They may have to even clean house at wide receiver completely .

Calvin Austin III Van Jefferson came over from the Rams , mike Williams came over from the Jets and , of course , george Pickens , the de facto number one , who's had so many issues and challenges and there's some things that he just doesn't do . Well , they may clean house completely and go into the draft to get uh wide receivers to replace them .

Uh , I'd be surprised if they were in free agency only , but they made a difference to the free agent waters as well . At old , at tackle , ronnie stan is going to be out there from the ravens and robertson from the vikings is going to be out there , and they have the money to spend . They may end up overpaying , but that's free agency for you .

So we'll see what happens . But let's go ahead and jump into this draft , see if we can have some fun and help the Steelers out with at least a few of these picks that they have . So let's see what we got . All right , we're going with the Pittsburgh Steelers today . We're going fast . Baby , see if I can help him out here , all right . So here we go .

All right . So we know that right now I'm looking at y receiver . I'm not looking at quarterback right now . If wilson stays , which is a possibility , they're going to draft a quarterback in the round , maybe a jackson dart , somebody in late maybe a kyle mccord . That's almost a guarantee .

If Fields stays , they're probably going to go and get a veteran off a free agency , somebody like a Sam Darnold or James Winston , somebody like that . So we'll see how that works . Cornerback , because the area I'm looking at is where they need big-time help there . The D-line needs some aid and definitely have to look at a running back .

It has to do something there . So there's a lot of areas for improvement . And then there's some areas with the linebacker core , the safety , the tackle . Honestly , the Steelers had one of the most cap space in $60 million and even higher but they got some of the most needs as well . So they're going to be spending their money this year , not saving anything .

So we had 21 . I think we're going to hang out here . I don't want to go back to 36 . This so all right . So we had 21 . I think we're gonna hang out of here . I don't want to go back to 36 . This team needs a lot of help right now . So right away , I like where we're at with some of the options here and who . This is a this is a deep dip .

Here I'm passing by guys that I think are going to really be helpful . I don't want to lose them . So I'm going with Emeka Egbuka , strong physical receiver from Ohio State . We got to see him a lot since I'm a Michigan fan . He can play inside and outside . He's quick . I mean , does well in press coverage .

He's good at , you know , preventing defenders from kind of boxing him out . He's really good at working in zones and he's just good at route running as well . So he's a really good player . Solid receiver , I think he's almost in the mold of a Jackson Smith Najib , but from the same team . So I guess it's not really a huge surprise .

But I really believe that whoever the quarterback is going to be , they're going to appreciate having Egbuka there . So I am glad we did that . We've got three more picks to go , all right . So we've got a bit of a quandary here because I think defense is going to be there . They're going to address , probably in free agency and undrafted free agents .

Get a lot of guys , get some bodies in there , because they have some depth issues in some areas . So I really don't want to go defense here if I don't have to Wait a minute . Look at my guy already went that quick . That's impossible . Okay , I'm going to stay on offense so we can try to continue to help these guys out a little bit .

Alright , I know that Valtano is . If he's healthy it's going to be fine , but need some depth behind him . I like this . Alright , we're going to get Marcus Mabou from Purdue Strong tackle . He's definitely going to be Marcus Mabou from Purdue Strong tackle . He's definitely going to be an asset on this particular line . He plays kind of Steelers smash mouth football .

I think he's going to be an asset here . I like what we did . No , we're not doing any of that . I like that hit . We got Ibuka . We got Mabou at offensive tackle . Hopefully I'm pronouncing his name right . If I'm not , guys let me know . All right , so now we need to go ahead and start filling some gaps in here .

I'm going to make a bit of a leap here because I know we need more wide receivers , but I'm going to jump over one of the guys here . I like Jay Higgins . I think he has size and length . I think it's going to be a big help to whoever the quarterback's going to be .

But they got some issues at cornerback right now and Dante Jackson probably is going out on free agency and he won't be back . Because I don't think he'll be back , I'll be surprised if they even bring him back and at what cost . So I'm going to go Denzel Burke here .

I think he's going to be an asset in the backfield , in in the uh , in the backfield , in the backfield , in the secondary , excuse me , I mean got great hands . He's a ball hawk , got a great eye for the ball . Uh , he doesn't get pushed around too much . It's pretty smart , got a pretty high football iq .

I like him , so we'll go ahead and stick with him here . All right , so that helps us out with a wide receiver tackle and cornerback . Now I'm in a quantity because now I know that I have one pick left . Now that d line running back I'm going to be part of my main uh looks here .

So d line and running back and perhaps safety , if I can pull it off , I think we can get linebackers out of UDFAs and maybe some region guys that are available . So we're looking at .

Let's see what we got . I'm not feeling that . We're at 122 . I think we got a stud here . I'm taking Stutman right here out of Oklahoma . I think he's just the kind of guy that Mike Tomlin would love coaching .

I mean , he's a stud , strong linebacker , got good feet , he's great with his hands and he's going to be probably just patrolling the middle of that field . He lets the hit hard , so I think I like him here . We're going to take him around this draft out . So we got Igbuka at 21 . We got Maboua at 52 . Out of Purdue . We got Burke at Ohio State at 83 .

We got Stutman out of Oklahoma I really like him at 122 . Let me know what you guys think about this draft . I think the Steelers need a lot of help , obviously , but they have a lot of money to spend . So I want to see what they're going to do . But we'll find out .

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