This is the Steelers draft for March 8th. I did trades in this one. I traded out of the first. So we had 3 picks in the 2nd round. I think we hit on the 3 big needs for the Steelers offense. So let’s get started.
This mock draft I decided to pick the best possible athlete to see if we could still draft a decent team. Let’s see how it went. I did not make any trades in this one.
I am doing another daily Steelers mock draft. I did this one before QB Ben Roethlisberger had re-signed for 2021. This mock is done with trades. Let’s take a look at it.
This is my latest mock draft this one did have trades. I love doing trades. I traded out of the first again. I got the RB that I really wanted. Here it goes.
This 7 round mock draft I made several trades. I traded out of the 1st and still got several players to fill our needs. Each day I will do it a little different. I may use trades or may not. I will keep on the watch for the moves the Steelers make in free agency because then my picks might change.
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 Steelers mock after the Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl was great at helping get players around NFL teams since there is no Combine this year.
A lot of players rose up some teams draft boards from a good week of practice and interviews.
In this mock draft I made a few trades that I could see happen during the draft to be able to get a few more players that can have a big impact on there rookie season.
So with out wasting anymore time, let’s get in to the draft.
Round 1*
Pick 32 (from Chiefs): Creed Humphrey, C Oklahoma
Round 2
Pick 57: Quinn Meinerz, G Wisconsin-Whitewater
Round 3*
Pick 87: Amari Rodgers, WR Clemson
Round 4
Pick 115 (from Raiders): Chuba Hubbard, RB Oklahoma State
Round 5
Pick 149 (from Raiders): Kary Washington Jr, CB LSU
Round 6
a. Pick 168 (from Eagles): Cam Sample, DT Coastal Carolina
b. Pick 192: Ellerson Smith, OLB Northern Illinois
Round 7
a. Pick 212: Tuf Borland, LB Ohio State
b. Pick 221: Sam Ehlinger, QB Texas
c. Pick 225: Grant Stuard, LB Houston
*Trades
Round 1
Traded the 24th pick and 122nd (4th) Pick to the Rams for the 57th (2nd) Pick, 97th (3rd) Pick, 2022 2nd Round Pick, (2) 2022 3rd Round Picks.
Traded back into the 1st with the Chiefs for the 32nd Pick, the chiefs received the 55th Pick, 2022 2nd Round Pick, 2022 3rd Round Pick, and 2022 5th Round Pick.
Round 3
Traded out of the 97th Pick with the Raiders, the Raiders traded the 115th (4th) Pick and 149th (5th) Pick to the Steelers.
Round 6
Traded a 2022 4th Round Pick to the Eagles for the 168th Pick, 225th (7th) Pick, and 2022 7th Round Pick .
The 2021 NFL Draft is just 91 days away. So I thought it’s time to start to do my Steelers Mock Drafts again. The Steelers had a great start to the 2020 Season going 11-0, but the last 6 games of the season they didn’t seem to have the same fire they did to at the start. A lot of this I believe had to do with injuries to key players on both sides of the ball. Along with not being able to get the run game going all season, even though they did have a couple of 100 yard rushers during the early part of the season.
The Steelers need to start to look at building for the future, since Ben probably only has one year left. They do have Mason Rudolph and newly signed Dwayne Haskins at the Quarterback Position. The Offensive Line is another spot where we need to draft some players. Longtime Center Maurkice Pouncey is likely retiring in the coming weeks, and we don’t know if Guard David DeCastro is in the teams plans going forward with his Cap hit.
With that all being said, let’s get in to the Mock Draft. I did make one trade during the Draft with the Bengals. I traded out the 4th (121st) Round to pick up a 5th (135th), 6th (168th), 7th (198th) Round picks, because the player I was targeting was drafted two picks ahead of my pick.
Here is the Draft:
Round 1
24th Pick: Mac Jones, QB Alabama
Mac Jones looks to be the polished Quarterback in this years class behind Trevor Lawrence. He is not the most athletic prospect at the position, but he has a great sense of where the pressure is coming from when in the pocket. He does a very good job going through his reads. He would be a great fit in the Matt Canada offense going forward.
Other players considered: OT Samuel Cosmi, C Creed Humphrey, CB Asante Samuels Jr.
Round 2
55th Pick: Creed Humphrey, C Oklahoma
Humphrey would be a great pick to pair with Kevin Dotson and David DeCastro. This would really help to get the Run game going. Humphrey would be great replacement for Pouncey. He Looks to be the top Center in this years class.
Vincent has a very high Football IQ. He is efficient in and out of his breaks, allowing him to close separation rapidly on shallow routes, He also has displayed an ability to play both Nickel and post safety. He would be a great replacement for Mike Hilton.
Others Considered: WR Nico Collins, RB Chubba Hubbard, G Ben Cleveland
Round 4
121st Pick traded to the Bengals.
Round 5 (from Bengals)
135th Pick: Elijah Mitchell, RB Louisiana
Mitchell has size, build and strong lower half. Along with his ability he can fit in Zone or Gap scheme, and his vision and play speed to find gaps and hit the gas. His Career stats are really good 527 carries, 3,267 yards, 6.2 YPC, 41 TD’s, 49 Receptions, 597 yards, 12.2 YPR, 5 TD. He would be a great fit for Canada’s Offense.
Others considered: G Quinn Meinerz, OT Alaric Jackson, TE Tre McKitty
Round 6 a. (from Bengals)
168th Pick: Quinn Meinerz, G Wisconsin-Whitewater
Meinerz has position versatility where he can play both Guard and Center. At the Senior Bowl Meinerz showed his ability to go up against some of the top Defensive Linemen in the Draft.
Others considered: G Tommy Kraemer, WR Tarik Black, DT Lorenzo Neal
Round 6 b.
192nd Pick: Tony Poljan, TE Virginia
Poljan has a rare frame for the position, great size and length, looks every bit his listing. He also has good hands, reliable safety valve, adjusts well to balls thrown outside his frame, good body control. They did very good the last time the drafted a Tight End from Virginia.
Others considered: WR Frank Darby, LB Garrett Stuad, S Ja’Von Hicks
Round 7 a. (from Bengals)
198th Pick: Tuf Borland, LB Ohio State
Borland would be nice depth at the Linebacker position. He can be a good player on special teams, and also would be a nice rotation player on defense.
Johnson would be a good depth player for the Steelers, since Juju will more in likely not be resigned. Johnson is a low risk high reward pick. He probably will go on day two of the draft.
Others considered: WR Dez Fitzpatrick, OT Josh Bell, P Drue Chrisman
