Mead: Pittsburgh Steelers 2025 Mock Draft (Model 1.0)
For the primary time this offseason, I’m publishing a Pittsburgh Steelers 2025 mock draft. My predictions for who the group will draft subsequent month. With the NFL Mix, the primary wave of free company, and partial Professional Days and pre-draft visits recognized, there’s extra readability about what positions and gamers the group will goal. For this model, I wish to persist with the group wants however give some gamers who haven’t been talked about for Pittsburgh too usually.
Spherical One – twenty first Total: Tyleik Williams/NT Ohio State – 6027, 334 kilos
Evaluation: Line of defense is the place nearly all of Steeler first-round projections focus, and with good purpose after the difficulty the run protection had final yr. There are a number of frequent names, together with Kenneth Grant and Derrick Harmon who could be glorious selections.
What if these guys are gone they usually nonetheless wish to go defensive position? Williams is a participant who’s been mocked towards the tip of the primary spherical. He was a productive participant for the Buckeyes with slightly below 100 tackles mixed during the last two years, 28 profession tackles for a loss and 11.5 sacks. He even knocked down 10 passes.
Williams can take over the nostril sort out and Keeanu Benton might be transfer to the defensive finish place to hopefully shore up the run protection.
Tyleik Williams Scouting Report
Others Thought-about: DL Walter Nolen, S Nick Emmanwori, RB Omarion Hampton
Spherical Three – 83rd Total: Andrew Mukuba/S Texas – 5112, 186 kilos
Evaluation: This offseason, cornerback regarded like a place the Steelers would draft, they usually nonetheless may. Nevertheless, including Darius Slay and Brandon Echols made the place group much less needy.
For the protection group, they added Juan Thornhill, however as we now have identified, the Steelers are positively nonetheless trying on the security place together with high names like Nick Emmanwori and Malaki Starks.
Mukuba transferred to Texas from Clemson for his ultimate season and it actually opened up his sport, together with main the SEC in interceptions. He’s actually versatile taking part in within the slot, the field, and in a number of coverages as a deep security. He’s most spectacular within the robber function. His soccer IQ may be very excessive, he is an effective tackler, and he’s very bodily when breaking apart passes.
Others Thought-about: QB Will Howard, OT Charles Grant, OT Emery Jones
Spherical 4 – 123rd Total: Anthony Belton/OT NC State – 6060, 336 kilos
Evaluation: The Steelers have made a dedication to construct the offensive line in latest seasons. That ought to proceed this yr. Behind the 2 younger tackles, Broderick Jones and Troy Fautanu, the depth is admittedly missing.
Moreover, they don’t understand how Jones will handle the left sort out spot within the NFL or if Fautanu is totally wholesome from his harm in 2024.
Enter Belton, a large human with good size. A 3-year starter at left sort out for the Wolfpack, he’s described as having a nasty demeanor, being a player-mover within the run sport and having a very good punch in cross safety. He might be the swing sort out in case of harm and supply a lot wanted depth.
Anthony Belton Scouting Report
Others Thought-about: RB Bhayshul Tuten, WR Kyle Williams, DL Elijah Roberts
Spherical 5 – 156th Total: Kyle McCord/QB Syracuse – 6030, 218 kilos
Evaluation: The Steelers quarterback room…there’s not rather a lot to say about that. Let’s simply say there may be room for brand new members. This draft is just not overflowing with top-end expertise. The Steelers have been talked about with nearly each draftable quarterback they usually’ve had contact with a couple of of them to date.
One named not talked about usually is McCord. A switch from Ohio State, McCord was allowed to blossom in his ultimate season at Syracuse. “However Tom! The Pittsburgh sport! He was horrible!” You might be completely right. 5 interceptions with three returned for touchdowns. An absolute nightmare. How can anybody come again from that?
Properly, after that sport, he did lead his group to a 5-1 document finishing 69.5 p.c of his passes for two,300 yards and 15 touchdowns with one interception. He reads defenses effectively, will get the ball out rapidly and precisely, and has a stoic demeanor. Not too excessive or too low. At worst, he shall be an efficient backup and spot starter.
Others Thought-about: RB Ollie Gordon, OT Hollis Pierce, RB Dylan Sampson
Spherical Six – 185th Total: Vernon Broughton/DL Texas – 6050, 311 kilos
Evaluation: That 299 yards dashing by Baltimore within the playoffs nonetheless burns, so I’m double dipping on the defensive position and coincidently with gamers from the College of Texas.
Broughton moved across the defensive entrance for the Longhorns in order that versatility could be useful. The Steelers love size of their defensive ends and Broughton has 35-inch arms.
The group has added some gamers in latest weeks, however none that basically moved the needle. He’s one other block eater who can clog up the inside of the protection. He has good psychological processing to learn and alter to totally different blocks and the play energy to deal with double groups. The cross dashing wants work, however Day 3 picks at all times want some enchancment.
Vernon Broughton Scouting Report
Others Thought-about: OT Jalen Rivers, RB Jaydon Blue, TE Jackson Hawes
Spherical Seven – 229th Total: Phil Mafah/RB Clemson – 6005, 234 kilos
Evaluation: Evaluation: One of many deepest teams within the draft is at operating again. I don’t anticipate the Steelers to attend till the seventh spherical, however there are solely so many draft picks.
Kenneth Gainwell was added this offseason. He’s smaller than Jaylen Warren, so the backfield wants some bulk.
Insert Mafah at 234 kilos. He could be a banger within the backfield with expertise in hole and zone operating schemes. He runs behind his pads and is hard to take down. He may very well be a grinder briefly yardage, purpose line (28 TD’s at Clemson) and four-minute offense to put on down the protection.
Others Thought-about: DL Thor Griffith, S Dante Dealer Jr., OT Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
