Behind The Steel Curtain

The Senior Bowl behind us, the Scouting Combine before us! The month of February is quickly coming to a close, and we are just over two months away from the biggest event of the NFL offseason taking place. With this in mind, it is time for another mock draft! If you have seen my mock drafts before, the rules have not changed. For those that are new, let me explain how my mock drafts work. Each draft cycle, I have five NFL mock drafts, with the final 5.0 mock draft being a full, seven-round projection. Most importantly, these mocks are a projection based off what makes sense (i.e. team fit, need filler, rumored interest). They are not based on what I want to happen or what I would do if I was the general manager for each team. The NFL Scouting Combine will shake up these draft projections, and free agency will impact what teams are looking for in the draft, but now that we know who is returning to school and whose stock was impacted by the Senior Bowl, it is a good time to make some adjustments. The Steelers’ biggest needs are currently offensive tackle, cornerback, and guard, with linebacker and nose tackle following closely behind.