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This is my list of running backs. I have no rookies on the list this week. Next week I am sure there will be some rookies.
I am so glad to see the Steelers having a home preseason game. It is always nice to see the dress rehearsal game.
I know we are all looking forward to seeing the quarterbacks play especially seeing Ben Roethlisberger play. I am interested in knowing whether Dwayne Haskins can overtake Mason Rudolph as the number 2 QB. Right now it is Mason Rudolph job to lose. He hasn’t done so yet in my opinion.
I am also interested in seeing our 5 starting OL perform together. See if they are forming as 1 united group. Will they be a top 10 OL this year? None of know. Even if they are in the middle of the pack it will be an improvement over last year.
Now let’s touch on the defense. I want to know who will win the slot job in the CB group. I am leaning towards Arthur Maulet at this time. It could also go to Antoine Brooks.
Let’s check out my players to watch this week.
Offense
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
Anthony McFarland, RB
Kalen Ballage, RB
Pat Freiermuth, TE
Rico Bussey, WR
Defense
Arthur Malet, DB
James Pierre, CB
Buddy Johnson, LB
Joe Schobert, LB
Now to move on the the Lions. I know they have a lot of holes to fix. Lets look and see who we should watch with them this Saturday.
Offense
Jared Goff, QB
D’Andre Swift, RB
Breshad Perriman, WR
Tyrell Williams, WR
T.J. Hockenson, TE
Defense
Jeff Okudah, CB
Romeo Okwara, OLB
Alex Anzalone, ILB
Michael Brockers, DE
Alim McNeill, NT
Please let me know your thoughts.
This is way too early, but this is my pre-training camp 53 man roster. So I am going under the assumption that we will still have the 16 man practice squad. It probably will have older players on it too. So here we go.
Offense (25)
QB
Ben Roethlisberger
Dwayne Haskins
Mason Rudolph
RB
Najee Harris
Anthony McFarland
Kalen Ballage
Benny Snell
Derek Watt (FB)
WR
JuJu Smith Schuster
Chase Claypool
Diontae Johnson
James Washington
Ray Ray McCloud
TEs
Eric Ebron
Pat Freiermuth
Zach Gentry
OL
Zach Banner, RT
Kevin Dotson, G
B.J. Finney, C
Kendrick Green, C
Joe Haeg,T
J. C. Hassenauer, C
Dan Moore, T
Chuks Okorafor, LT
Trai Turner, G
Defense (25)
DL
Tyson Alualu
Isaiah Buggs
Carlos Davis
Cameron Heyward
Isaiahh Loudermilk
Stephon Tuitt
Chris Wormley
LB
Devin Bush
Ulysees Gilbert
Alex Highsmith
Buddy Johnson
Miles Killebrew
Quincy Roche
Robert Spillane
T.J. Watt
DB
Shakur Brown
Antoine Brooks
Terrell Edmunds
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Joe Haden
Justin Layne
Arthur Maulet
Tre Norwood
James Pierre
Cameron Sutton
Specialists
K Chris Boswell
LS Kameron Canaday
P Pressley Harvin
PS
DeMarcus Acy, CB
Marcus Allen, ILB
Calvin Bundage, OLB
T.J. Carter, DE
Rashaad Coward, G
Anthony Coyle, T
Josh Dobbs, QB
Trey Edmunds, RB
Mark Gilbert, CB
Isaiah McKoy, WR
Henry Mondeaux, DE
Kevin Radar, TE
Tegray Scales, ILB
Matthew Sexton, WR
Sam Sloman, K
Lamont Wade, SS
I put most in alphabetical order not as a depth chart.
I took a few days off to get a better idea of what the needs of the Steelers are after the first few days of free agency. This draft has a few trades in it. I hope you will like it. Let’s get started.
Round 1
Pick 24: Travis Etienne, RB Clemson
Round 2
Pick 57: Liam Eichenberg, OC Notre Dame
Round 3
Pick 97: Jamin Davis, LB Kentucky
Round 4
Pick 118: Bobby Brown, DT Texas A&M
Pick 128: Jaelon Darden, WR North Texas
Pick 140: Benjamin St. Juste, CB Minnesota
Pick 141: Shaun Wade, S Ohio State
Round 5
No picks
Round 6
Pick 216: Cary Angeline, TE NC State
Round 7
No Picks
I am starting to do a Steelers 7 round mock draft each day between now and the first day of the official draft. Today I am doing a regular mock with no trades. Other times there will be trades. As they sign players the needs will probably change. So here we go.
Round 1
Pick 24 Jalen Mayfield, OT Michigan
Round 2
Pick 55 Javonte Williams, RB North Carolina
Round 3
Pick 87 Quinn Meinerz, OC Wisconsin-Whitewater
Round 4
Pick 128 Shaun Wade, S Ohio State
Pick 141 Shi Smith, WR South Carolina
Round 5
They do not have a 5th round pick due to the DL Chris Wormly trade from the Ravens
Round 6
Pick 217 Tre Brown, CB Oklahoma
Pick 225 K.J. Britt, LB Auburn
Round 7
Pick 244 Patrick Johnson, EDGE Tulane
Pick 253 Tommy Kraemer, OG Notre Dame
I would like to know what you think of this draft.
This is my first of many mock draft for the 2021 season. By February we will know the real draft order but in the meantime this what it appears to be.
1 Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, QB Clemson
2 Jets: Justin Fields, QB Ohio State
3 Dolphins: DeVonta Smith, WR Alabama
4 Falcons: Jaycee Horn, CB South Carolina
5 Bengals: Penei Sewell, OT Oregon
6 Eagles: Patrick Surtain, CB Alabama
7 Lions: Jayson Oweh, EDGE Penn State
8 Giants: Gregory Rousseau, EDGE Miami
9 Panthers: Kyle Pitts, TE Florida
10 Broncos: Alex Leatherwood, OT Alabama
11 Chargers: Caleb Farley, CB Virginia Tech
12 Cowboys: Shawn Wade CB Ohio State
13 Vikings: Ja’Marr Chase, WR LSU
14 49ers: Mac Jones, QB Alabama
15 Patriots: Kyle Trask, QB Florida
16 Raiders: Micah Parsons, LB Penn State
17 Cardinals: Tyson Campbell, CB Georgia
18 Colts: Trey Lance, QB North Dakota State
19 Washington: Zach Wilson, QB BYU
20 Bears: Eric Stokes, CB Georgia
21 Browns: Paris Ford, S Pitt
22 Dolphins: Jaelan Phillips, EDGE Miami
23 Jaguars: Christian Barmore, DL Alabama
24 Buccaneers: Travis Etienne, RB Clemson
25 Titans: Jaylen Waddle, WR Alabama
26 Ravens: Wyatt Davis, G Ohio State
27 Jets: Walker Little, OT Stanford
28 Saints: Rashod Bateman, WR Minnesota
29 Steelers: Kwity Paye, EDGE Michigan
30 Bills: Samuel Cosmi, OT Texas
31 Packers: Rondale Moore, WR Purdue
32 Chiefs: Carlos Basham, EDGE Wake Forest
I love the game of football. My true love is the defense. So here it goes for week 4.
Washington
Browns
This is how the wide receivers ended coming out of week 2. Two Steelers made the list.