Steelers mock draft: Pittsburgh finds their QB in full 2022 first-round mock
By Tommy Jaggi
Steelers mock draft:
It’s been a while since the New England Patriots have really hit on one of the early-round receivers they have drafted. Perhaps they can make it work with Ohio State speedster, Chris Olave. New England had a pretty efficient offense in 2021, but they need to get Mac Jones more firepower and a weapon that could stretch the field. Olave could be that guy.
I’ve been thinking all along that the Raiders need to fill the void left by Henry Ruggs. When they had an elite deep threat, their offense was really hard to stop. Finding players with a combination of quality size and elite deep speed is hard to come back, but Jameson Williams could offer that. The Alabama star would have already been off the board if not for an ACL tear he suffered in January in the national championship game. When fully recovered he has a chance to be even better than what Ruggs was for them.
Devonte Wyatt is one of the best all-around interior defenders in this class. The Cardinals, meanwhile, need to get much younger along the defensive line. Wyatt is nowhere near as big as his college teammate Jordan Davis, but he’s got a terrific first step and he simply made offensive linemen look silly during one-on-ones at Senior Bowl week. Wyatt is extremely scheme-versitlile and could develop into one of the NFL’s better interior pass rushers in time.
Treylon Burks didn’t put up the astronomical numbers that scouts were hoping to see at the NFL Combine. In fact, numbers were a bit disappointing — posting a 4.55 40-yard dash, 33” vertical, and 7.28 3-cone. Still, he’s got excellent size at 6’2” and 225 pounds with long arms (33 1/2”) and big hands (9 7/8”). Burks has outstanding build-up speed and can be a nightmare with the ball in his hands. Because the Cowboys will be forced to let go of Amari Cooper for cap reasons, Burks would make sense as an outside receiver who could help fill his shoes.