Who do the Steelers take with their 1st round pick ? Do they trade up or down ? Who is the pick ? I say they stay put at 17 and take Broderick Jones.
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Who do the Steelers take with their 1st round pick ? Do they trade up or down ? Who is the pick ? I say they stay put at 17 and take Broderick Jones.
Do the Steelers trade up? It's tough to say. They did so in 2003 for Troy P., in 2006 for Santonio Holmes (but only five spots, and it only took a third and fourth to do it). The last time was 2020 when they got Bush. So, they hit gold once, hit, perhaps, silver (or greenleaf?) once, and either missed or had bad luck with a blown out knee once.
As much as I'd like to see them get a shut-down, top tier CB, I don't know if they're willing to do it unless someone drops enough for them to move up with their original 2nd round or even a third round pick.
I'm going to cheat.
Prediction: Darnell Wright
Trade up target/pick: Paris Johnson
Dark horse: Luka Van Ness
if Jones is there at 17 I have no doubt they take him , that said I think he is long gone around 12Quote:
Originally Posted by JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue
I would say we have a better shot at trading up than down this year. I think if the Steelers can get into the top 6 they trade #17 & #32. If they get into the top 9 they trade #17 & #49. If they sit still I feel it will be a top tackle (Jones/Johnson) if they fall. Or the Wright, Banks, or Van Ness.
Best OL/DL/CB available
So who do you think the pick will be ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwinsgames
I think the Steelers draft Joey Porter Jr at #17 overall.
I have seen recent mocks that have JPjr going to the Patriots or the Commanders. I think Bill and Ron will grab OL first if available.
Peter King's mock has us taking a WR with JPjr still on the board. We shall see.
I don’t think any of the CBs are available so I’m thinking they take Branch followed by Jones.
17 Darnell Wright, OT - Tennessee
If Jones is still there it's a no brainer. Yes it's not a fancy pick like CB but it is needed just like DeCastro was needed in 2012. The only guy I take over Jones if they are still there is Witherspoon which he won't be.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue
this year I just do not know ... so much waffling on many players esp corners and who the top 5 are hell 8 guys are in the top 5 corners this year (yeah right hows that possible) the question remains are we in the market for a tackle early or not ??? we simply don't know how they feel on it ..... do we deal DJ or do we keep him , if we are dealing him do we take a WR in round 1 or do we feel A11en can assume that role and CA3 steps in as the "draft pick" because he didnt play a snap in 2022 or do they wait and take my guy (Tillman) in the late 2nd/early 3rd.... could we go all in on a DT I mean Cam is getting long in the tooth and we simply do not have a Cam 2.0 lingering in the shadows ... do we like Kayzee (even being light in the pants ) as a SS ? do we change our backend to play 2 deep and work in Neal on running downs to put in the box ??? so many possibilities to use pick 17 on and the potential for a trade down or even up ( please no trading up) is there maybe more this year than any in recent memory .... all that said we also are clueless to what Khans approach will be and how he assesses value ...Quote:
Originally Posted by JimHarbaugh'ssoakedtissue
this year will be a interesting one for sure and I do not think you can lock in on any pos or player at this juncture as we are dealing with far to many unknowns
Thanks for your input and I think OL and CB will be addressed early but like you said a lot of factors could happen in this draft. I do feel they are going to finish the OL for Pickett in this draft.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwinsgames
Which is a good thing because that means BPA is the best option.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwinsgames
Trade up for OT Broderick Jones
DB: Devon Witherspoon
Joey Porter Jr
Christian Gonzalez
Emmanuel Forbes
Brian Branch
Cam Smith
Kelee Ringo
Deonte Banks
Tyrique Stevenson
Antonio Johnson
DF7: Jalen Carter
Will Anderson
Tyree Wilson
Keion White
Myles Murphy
Nolan Smith
Lukas Van Ness
Derik Hall
Will McDonald IV
Trenton Simpson
Drew Sanders
Jack Campbell
Felix Anudike-Uzomah
BJ Ojulari
Bryan Bresee
Tuli Tuipulotu
Mazi Smith
OL: Peter Skoronski
Paris Johnson Jr
Broderick Jones
Darnell Washington
Darnell Wright
O'Cyrus Torrence
Cody Mauch
Michael Mayer
By my count these are 34/35 players. Very likely 2 of these guys will be Steelers very soon. :grin:
Time to just sit back and enjoy.