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Who is your guess for our first pick

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by mac daddyo, Apr 21, 2026 at 6:29 PM.

  1. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    exactly. i have already talked about this in some other threads where the so called experts have said only 9 players were first round rated in this draft. that is the lowest i believe ever. these two schools you could easily make a whole draft out of. there was a third school mccarthy was going to go to, but had to go to a funeral instead. i think it was LSU. :cool:
     
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  2. Bubbahotep

    Bubbahotep Well-Known Member

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  3. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    i would. that's where he may be the best. mccormick too. both played left all through college. maybe this staff won't play all these guys out of their normal positions. cook can play either side as a backup and driscoll can play the right as a backup. hoffman played right guard. left side and right solved. :cool:
     
  4. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    When you talk about someone playing LT in college, I assume you’re talking about Fautanu. Miller played around 2,600 snaps at RT the last 3 years vs. 100 snaps at LT. I think moving Fautanu to LT could be a solution to the L/R issue, but if we target RT in the draft I like Iheanachor.
     
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  5. Joel Buchsbaum

    Joel Buchsbaum Well-Known Member

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    Ioane is fine, but trading up for him is not. He is a Guard. You don't trade up for one of them in round one.
     
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  6. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    yes to fautanu. yes to i like iheanachor better as well. fautanu with nfl experience would be a step better than a rookie i believe manning the blind side. :cool:
     
  7. strummerfan

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    Im starting to like the idea of thieneman in the first and Rutledge or Bisontis in the second
     
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  8. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    then how will they draft sadiq? :smiley1::cool:
     
  9. CK 13

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  10. Lambert

    Lambert Well-Known Member

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    Sure feels like OL. They have 3 spots nicely locked up but the left side has questions. I'd have said WR but not after FA/trades and the Jones situation.

    Second guess, DLine. Build those trenches.
     
  11. strummerfan

    strummerfan Well-Known Member

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    Thienemen is a better football player
     
  12. AskQuestionsLater

    AskQuestionsLater Writing Team

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    Your trading up for the player, not the position. Vega is the best pure IOL in the class. In addition, he is arguably the safest player in the entire class no less; regardless of position.


    Those qualities alone warrant the trade up.
     
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  13. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    Khan and McCarthy didn't go to Ohio State they only went to Georgia, maybe Weidl some scouts or assistants went to some more of the pro days.
     
  14. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    If you have 12 picks I would do it Ioane is a plug and play player.
     
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  15. HeinzMustard

    HeinzMustard Well-Known Member

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    Boring "big ugly" pick... either DL or OL. Would be surprised at WR, ILB or CB. Would like to see Steelers go BPA for first two picks... at either DT/NT, OT/OG, WR, ILB or CB.
     
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  16. Steelersfan43

    Steelersfan43 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah,I hope this is a great future wide receiver but I expect a another boring pick at the o-line position under Khan...DL is also possible
     
  17. HeinzMustard

    HeinzMustard Well-Known Member

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    Hope they don't reach for a need. Just get the BPA at one of those 5 positions. We need a blue chip caliber first round pick. Haven't had one since Watt in 2017.
     
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  18. Steelersfan43

    Steelersfan43 Well-Known Member

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    If they can trade up for a blue chip caliber player,they need to do this....If they can't and no one is available when they are on the clock,if they can trade down for a few pick in 2027,they need to do this....My dream is they do what the rams did last year when they trade down in the first round to have the first round pick of the falcons this year
     
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  19. Shoes

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    I’d go WR in Round 1 or 2, and address LG and LT in Rounds 1 and 3. It’s the best approach with Rodgers at QB and for the future as well, imo.
     

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