Steelers mock offseason: Steps to the best possible roster in 2021

Day one and two of the draft

While I was fully expecting to trade back in the draft when the Steelers got on the board at pick 24, but the simulator had Christian Darrisaw on the board and he was an easy pick. Darrisaw was a monster at tackle last season for Virginia Tech and he has all the makings of a franchise left tackle. He can take this first year to work as a swing option before settling in at left tackle next year.

While there were a few options at pick 55, I do decide to trade back, moving to pick 69 and picking up selection number 111 in the process from the Bengals. The move works out well, as Javonte Williams is sitting there and becomes the pick. The value is there, and Williams checks a lot of boxes at running back. He enters a now heavily improved running back room while also netting the Steelers another mid-round pick.

At 87, Jamin Davis, the linebacker out of Kentucky, becomes the pick. While a raw athlete, Davis has the potential to become a three-down starter at inside linebacker. Considering how injured the position was this past offseason, adding another body there makes a lot of sense. He should start off as a special team’s demon while working on his processing to develop into a true starter.