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PITTSBURGH STEELERS TEAM NEEDS
Most recent team needs update:
May 8
Starter Need High (P1, P2)
Starter Need Medium (P3)
Mid Round Fill High (P5)
Depth Fill (P4)
RB
WR
WRS
OT
OG
OC
TE
NT
DL3T
DL5T
EDGE
OLB
ILB
SFTY
CB
Late Round Fill (P6)
Minimal Need (P9)
QB
CBN
STEELERS PICKS/COMMENTS MOST RECENT MOCK
Results from 2023 Consensus Mock Draft:
2023 CMD#1
Most recent mock draft update:
6/1/2022
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R1
13
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Pittsburgh
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Paris Johnson Jr.
Ohio State
OT
Reach/Value:
-4
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Height:
6'6"
Weight:
315
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At offensive tackle, the Steelers are starting second year man Dan Moore Jr. and journeyman Okorafor, drafted by the team in 2018. Okorafor is a middling pass defender who gets no push in the run game. Although there's a bit more optimism around Moore as he's clearly still acclimating to the NFL game, neither of the starters are even considered an average tackle in the league.
When the Steelers signed 2 interior linemen and then released the mostly injured Zach Banner in March, the team appeared to be poised to draft a tackle this year. Apparently they didn't see the intersection of need and value and failed to pull the trigger in 2022.
Looking to protect developing QBs and improve a bottom-feeding run game, the team will likely need to bolster the tackle position in 2023. Paris Johnson has prototypical size and was the top ranked OT in the 2020 High School class. He spent last year at right guard and will finally start at LT this year. He'll have some versatility to him but perhaps lack polished technique as a tackle. This coming season is critical to show he's worthy of a RD1 pick.
When the Steelers signed 2 interior linemen and then released the mostly injured Zach Banner in March, the team appeared to be poised to draft a tackle this year. Apparently they didn't see the intersection of need and value and failed to pull the trigger in 2022.
Looking to protect developing QBs and improve a bottom-feeding run game, the team will likely need to bolster the tackle position in 2023. Paris Johnson has prototypical size and was the top ranked OT in the 2020 High School class. He spent last year at right guard and will finally start at LT this year. He'll have some versatility to him but perhaps lack polished technique as a tackle. This coming season is critical to show he's worthy of a RD1 pick.
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R2
45
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Pittsburgh
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Jalen Catalon
Arkansas
S
Reach/Value:
-5
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Height:
5'10"
Weight:
200
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R3
77
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Pittsburgh
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Zach Charbonnet
UCLA
RB
Reach/Value:
+6
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Height:
6'1"
Weight:
220
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R4
120
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Pittsburgh
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Justin Eboigbe
Alabama
EDGE
Reach/Value:
-9
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Height:
6'5"
Weight:
285
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R5
152
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Pittsburgh
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Jonathan Mingo
Ole Miss
WR
Reach/Value:
-6
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Height:
6'2"
Weight:
225
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R6
184
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Pittsburgh
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Siaki Ika
Baylor
DL1T
Reach/Value:
+15
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Height:
6'3"
Weight:
350
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R7
216
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Pittsburgh
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Ryan O'Keefe
Central Florida
WRS
Reach/Value:
-87
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Height:
5'10"
Weight:
175
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STEELERS HISTORICAL DRAFT PICKS
Reach/Value (R/V) Explained
The difference between where a player is selected in the NFL draft versus where the player was listed on the final Drafttek Big Board for the season in question.Example: A player who was listed at #50 on the Big Board and was selected at #35 will be a "Reach" of -15. Alternately, a player listed at #35 on the Big Board who was selected at #50 is a +15 "Value".
Simply put: a positive number is a Value pick, a negative number is a Reach.
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2022 | 1 | 20 | Kenny Pickett | Pittsburgh | QB | Value | +2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 52 | George Pickens | Georgia | WR | Reach | -16 |
| 2022 | 3 | 84 | DeMarvin Leal | Texas A&M | DL3T | Value | +27 |
| 2022 | 4 | 138 | Calvin Austin III | Memphis | WRS | Value | +52 |
| 2022 | 6 | 208 | Connor Heyward | Michigan State | FB | Reach | -102 |
| 2022 | 7 | 225 | Mark Robinson | Ole Miss | ILB | Reach | -92 |
| 2022 | 7 | 241 | Chris Oladokun | South Dakota State | QB | Reach | -115 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2021 | 1 | 24 | Najee Harris | Alabama | RB | Reach | -18 |
| 2021 | 2 | 55 | Pat Freiermuth | Penn State | TE | Value | +0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 87 | Kendrick Green | Illinois | OG | Reach | -55 |
| 2021 | 4 | 128 | Dan Moore Jr. | Texas A&M | OT | Reach | -95 |
| 2021 | 4 | 140 | Buddy Johnson | Texas A&M | ILB | Reach | -80 |
| 2021 | 5 | 156 | Isaiahh Loudermilk | Wisconsin | DL5T | Reach | -62 |
| 2021 | 6 | 216 | Quincy Roche | Miami (FL) | EDGE | Value | +118 |
| 2021 | 7 | 245 | Tre Norwood | Oklahoma | CB | Reach | -81 |
| 2021 | 7 | 254 | Pressley Harvin III | Georgia Tech | P | Value | +16 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2020 | 2 | 49 | Chase Claypool | Notre Dame | WR | Reach | -32 |
| 2020 | 3 | 102 | Alex Highsmith | Charlotte | EDGE | Reach | -21 |
| 2020 | 4 | 124 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | Maryland | RBC | Reach | -49 |
| 2020 | 4 | 135 | Kevin Dotson | Louisiana | OG | Reach | -66 |
| 2020 | 6 | 198 | Antoine Brooks Jr. | Maryland | S | Value | +49 |
| 2020 | 7 | 232 | Carlos Davis | Nebraska | DL3T | Value | +97 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2019 | 1 | 10 | Devin Bush | Michigan | ILB | Reach | -14 |
| 2019 | 3 | 66 | Diontae Johnson | Toledo | WRS | Reach | -50 |
| 2019 | 3 | 83 | Justin Layne | Michigan St | CB | Value | +24 |
| 2019 | 4 | 122 | Benny Snell Jr. | Kentucky | RB | Reach | -28 |
| 2019 | 5 | 141 | Zach Gentry | Michigan | TE | Reach | -53 |
| 2019 | 6 | 175 | Sutton Smith | Northern Illinois | OLB | Reach | -90 |
| 2019 | 6 | 192 | Isaiah Buggs | Alabama | DL1T | Value | +87 |
| 2019 | 6 | 207 | Ulysees Gilbert III | Akron | ILB | Reach | -170 |
| 2019 | 7 | 219 | Derwin Gray | Maryland | OT | Reach | -101 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2018 | 1 | 28 | Terrell Edmunds | Virginia Tech | S | Reach | -71 |
| 2018 | 2 | 60 | James Washington | Oklahoma State | WR | Value | +17 |
| 2018 | 3 | 76 | Mason Rudolph | Oklahoma State | QB | Value | +35 |
| 2018 | 3 | 92 | Chukwuma Okorafor | Western Michigan | OT | Value | +38 |
| 2018 | 5 | 148 | Marcus Allen | Penn State | DB | Reach | -8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 165 | Jaylen Samuels | NC State | TE | Reach | -13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 246 | Joshua Frazier | Alabama | DL1T | Value | +122 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2017 | 1 | 30 | T.J. Watt | Wisconsin | EDGE | Reach | -13 |
| 2017 | 2 | 62 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | USC | WRF | Reach | -2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 94 | Cameron Sutton | Tennessee | CB | Value | +2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 105 | James Conner | Pittsburgh | RBF | Reach | -73 |
| 2017 | 4 | 135 | Joshua Dobbs | Tennessee | QB | Value | +1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 173 | Brian Allen | Utah | CB | Reach | -13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 213 | Colin Holba | Louisville | LS | Value | +5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 248 | Keion Adams | Western Michigan | DE | Value | +4 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2016 | 1 | 25 | Artie Burns | Miami (FL) | CB | Reach | -13 |
| 2016 | 2 | 58 | Sean Davis | Maryland | S | Reach | -32 |
| 2016 | 3 | 89 | Javon Hargrave | South Carolina St | DL1T | Reach | -2 |
| 2016 | 4 | 123 | Jeremy Cash | Duke | S | Value | +65 |
| 2016 | 6 | 220 | Travis Feeney | Washington | OLB | Value | +8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 229 | DeMarcus Ayers | Houston | WR | Reach | -81 |
| 2016 | 7 | 246 | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | OLB | Value | +132 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2015 | 1 | 22 | Alvin Dupree | Kentucky | EDGE | Value | +10 |
| 2015 | 2 | 56 | Senquez Golson | Ole Miss | CB | Reach | -49 |
| 2015 | 3 | 87 | Sammie Coates | Auburn | WR | Value | +32 |
| 2015 | 4 | 121 | Doran Grant | Ohio State | CB | Value | +12 |
| 2015 | 5 | 160 | Jesse James | Penn State | TE | Reach | -38 |
| 2015 | 6 | 199 | Leterrius Walton | Central Michigan | DT | Value | +71 |
| 2015 | 6 | 212 | Anthony Chickillo | Miami | DE | Reach | -151 |
| 2015 | 7 | 239 | Gerod Holliman | Louisville | S | Value | +74 |
| YEAR | RD | PK | NAME | SCHOOL | PSN | R/V | RV Val |
| 2014 | 1 | 15 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | ILB | Reach | -17 |
| 2014 | 2 | 46 | Stephon Tuitt | Notre Dame | DL5T | Value | +16 |
| 2014 | 3 | 97 | Dri Archer | Kent St | RBC | Value | +24 |
| 2014 | 4 | 118 | Martavis Bryant | Clemson | WR | Value | +47 |
| 2014 | 5 | 157 | Shaquille Richardson | Arizona | CB | Reach | -69 |
| 2014 | 5 | 173 | Wesley Johnson | Vanderbilt | OC | Value | +8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 192 | Jordan Zumwalt | UCLA | ILB | Reach | -85 |
| 2014 | 6 | 215 | Daniel McCullers | Tennessee | DL1T | Value | +59 |
| 2014 | 7 | 230 | Rob Blanchflower | Massachusetts | TE | Value | +45 |