Way too early wishlist

Here’s my initial wishlist having done no research yet whatsoever:

Pick 1. Joey Porter Jr. CB Penn State
Pick 2a. Jarrett Patterson OG/C Notre Dame
Pick 2b. Jack Campbell ILB Iowa
Pick 3. Jaelyn Duncan OT Maryland (Tomlin won’t be able to help himself. He loves Terrapins)

 

I think Porter is a top 10 or top 5 pick easy. I think round 3 is too high for Duncan. He has a lot of pass protection issues and isn't really all that strong for his size. I like Schimtz as a center in that round better. Thanks for posting

 

Good insight. I haven’t watched a lick of film yet so I didn’t realize Porter was that good. I’ve heard of Schmitz so I will check him out too.

My feeling is that it will be tough to get a top notch LT at 17 or 32, but you can realistically get a slam dunk OG/C there.

Instant upgrade at LG because even if the guy you draft is better at C, you can slide Cole over. I don’t wanna see Dotson or Kendrick Green at LG anymore.

 

I agree with you on getting a good center to slide Cole over. I think that will automatically upgrade the offensive line. Man if Porter fell to us that would be like an act of God!!!

 

Not a bad list. Here is mine.
CB’s - Cam Smith, Gonzalez, Porter Jr. Witherspoon
G’s O’Cyrus Torrence, Vorheer
ILB - Drew Anderson
SS - JL Spinner

Ideal Draft -

Trade back with Dallas and pick up their first and second and we give up our first and sixth and next years fourth. Trade up in 2nd by giving up a 2nd and 4th this year for a higher 2nd pick.
Pick 1 - Joey Porter Jr. CB
Pick 2A - Drew Anderson ILB
Pick 2B - Vorhees G
Pick 3 JL Skinner SS
Pick 6 - WR or Edge
Pick 7 Edge or WR whatever wasn’t chosen in rd 6

This all works provided we resign Cam Sutton and pick up blue chip DL in free agency.

I know we didn’t get the LT but Moore is good enough and could be better with a better guard next to him. Plus as we introduce play action next year and open up the offense a little bit hopefully that will neutralize the outside pressure. At any rate I really don’t see top tier talent at LT in this class anyway. The Northwestern guy is talented but he lacks ideal size for LT. I don’t want are OL getting smaller, I would prefer if anything for it to get bigger.

 

Round 1- any of the CBs you named. Maybe even trade back and get Clark Phillips III. But please God not Kelee Ringo.
2A- O'Cyrus Torrence, G.
2B- Saika Ika, NT
3- Drew Sanders or Demarvin Overshown, ILBs
4- Warren McClendon OT or Luke Wypler C.

 

It would probably require using the first of our second round picks, but I would love to see Darnel Washington in the black and gold. A 6’7” 270lb te that can run, catch, and block paired with muth oh my

 

I've been thinking the same way. Kenny loves hitting Muth up the seams. If we had 2 security blankets for KP, that are both blocking and receiving threats, that could not only make the offense really hard to defend, but most importantly, help to make KP comfortable and help him develop.

And, I can't imagine that they don't want to add another receiving option after losing Claypool.

I don't know if Heyward gives the options that a top end TE does. But, if you add another receiving threat TE, Heyward doesn't really have much of a role left. Not that it breaks my heart or anything

 

The more I watch CB Smith ....the more I want Him.

 

Dude is a stud

 

Agreed

 

Going to be an unpopular opinion but O'Cyrus Torrence would be on my short list of Round One options. If there is an immediate plug 'n' play player within the Top 20... he is no doubt it. For me, he is a Top 15 talent and I could argue he is the best Offensive Lineman in the class; regardless of Position.

 

We're going to have to see what happens at the combine and such, but Torrence seems to be in that range where we could trade back in the first or up from 33 to take him. Not seeing him ranked top 15 anywhere, but a lot of 25-35. I don't think there's much of a chance, right now, of him falling to 35, but what do I know? I'm not a talking head.

 

He is my #1 player. But unfortunately our guards played slightly better than our Tackles. So I'd both he and Jones are available, I'd be torn.

 

Absolutely agree. And it really goes along with how the Steelers build OLines. We've always been strong on the IOL with above average T's. I take O'Cyrus at 17 and Ika at 32 then look at DB or LB at 49. I'd prefer to take CB at 17 but I don't see O'Cyrus dropping to 32 nor do I see Ika dropping to 49.

 

This is my hope too. O'Cyrus to block for our running game and Ika to stop the run. We have to play the Ravens and Browns twice a year and stopping the run is imperative in the AFC North.

 

What do we do with the Bengals then?

 

Finish second behind them.

 

No

 

LoL

 

I hope they sign Sutton too. And I agree about the kid from Northwestern. I’m reading that some scouts think he’s a guard in the NFL and won’t be able to play tackle

 

Yeah I read one report that says that he will be an "adequate" NFL OT. That's fine if you take him in round 3 but you want your first rounder to be more than adequate.

 

I saw PFF's mock had him going to the Ravens to pair up with Mark Andrews. I sure hope that doesn't happen.

 

Would be great but what leads you to believe the Steelers would use two tight ends when they barely use the one good one they have now?? I would LOVE to see them go two tight ends once in a while but that doesn't seem to be in the cards at this point.

 

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