2022 Nfl Mock Draft Steelers

The Colts have plenty of promise in their secondary and there's little reason to doubt the continued development of Khari Willis and Julian Blackmon at the safety spots. With high impact in both the passing game and in run fits, Joseph is a tremendous candidate to play in the high post but can also roll down closer to the line of scrimmage if needed. Most of the best defenses in football are able to feature three safeties on the field at the same time; snap counts for defensive backs aren't hard to come by in today's NFL. With so much of the game played in subpackages, players like Joseph, Willis, and Blackmon can give the Colts the ability to counter 11-personnel and not compromise their abilities to fit the run.

Sprinkle in the presence of Darius Leonard as a coverage option? And, as you can see by my personal ranking of Joseph, this is a heck of a value at this point, too. This Steelers pick will likely be a common landing spot for quarterbacks in other mock drafts, but I believe the team will look to acquire a veteran instead of a rookie. And with expected holes along the interior offensive line in 2022, Green could be a strong option. He has been a stalwart for the Aggies this season, playing more than 85 snaps apiece at left tackle, left guard, right guard and right tackle.

With the college football regular season all wrapped up and the NFL through 14 weeks, we have a lot of entertaining football to look forward to. It seems like football season always flies by, and the draft process will be upon us soon, so now is a good time for a 2022 NFL mock draft. Wilson was arguably the best wide receiver in college football in 2021, forcing 19 missed tackles and generating five 100-yard games. He earned 0.47 wins above average, the 11th-best mark in football among wide receivers.

It's not clear who will be the Browns' quarterback in 2021, but what is clear is that they need a receiver who can make plays in a number of different circumstances. Other than quarterback in Pittsburgh, there isn't a bigger need for a team right now than wide receiver is for New Orleans, and Burks answers the bell here. Burks was one of the most impressive wide receivers in college football this year, adding 0.32 wins above average while generating 9.3 yards after the catch per reception. With the college football regular season finished and the 2021 NFL regular season having only five weeks left, the 2022 NFL Draft will be here sooner than you think. For many pro teams, the process of adding promising prospects already has come into focus with fading or gone playoff hopes. Jackson may not be the transformative edge rusher future Hall of Famer, and former Bronco, Von Miller is...but he sure looks the part.

Although productive, Chubb has competed in only 38 of 61 games, so Jackson's possible addition should strengthen Denver's pass rush. Neal is the third most likely player to go first overall on DraftKings (+1000). The Alabama product is an excellent selection for the Texans, especially given how likely it is that Houston trades star left tackle Laremy Tunsil.

The 6-foot-7, 350-pound tackle has increased his pass-blocking grade each year with the Crimson Tide and finished at 81.5 this year. With the draft lacking high-end talent at the quarterback position and Davis Mills engineering two late-season wins the last two weeks, look for Houston to go with a position player here. For months, the top pick has been expected to be Oregon pass rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux, or possibly a quarterback prospect like Matt Corral.

In fact, Corral was the player atop our other most recent mock draft scenario. The Bills are in a position where they can take the best player available. Left tackle Dion Dawkins has struggled this season, and Cross has the chance to be one of the best left tackles in football. He is great in pass protection and took a huge jump in the run game this season. Adding offensive line talent is never a bad thing, and Dawkins could move inside to guard, a position the Bills have struggled with this year.

Looking at the options on the board when the Steelers made their picks, it's hard to argue with any of them. The Steelers have other positions of need like cornerback and defensive line but there is nothing that jumps out as an option to replace any of those choices. In the second round, Oklahoma defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey would be a great pick but then it leaves offensive tackle left out.

Hopefully the Steelers will be awarded an additional third-round pick as a compensatory selection and can bolster both sides of the line of scrimmage in the first two days of the draft. While they could still be in on Watson, there are still plenty of other teams on the roster. The offensive line gets a lot of the attention, but that may best be solved during the free agency period instead of the draft.

Another sneaky need for the Dolphins going into the offseason is a receiver to pair with Jaylen Waddle. DeVante Parker is a free agent this offseason, and Miami doesn't have many options outside of Waddle. Getting a player like Olave to pair with Waddle would be a lethal combination for whoever is playing quarterback for the Dolphins in the future. The Lions are far exceeding expectations with Dan Campbell as the head coach.

While it hasn't produced many wins this year, Detroit is consistently in games to the very end. Aaron Glenn has produced a decent defense with a lack of talent on that side of the ball and needs a cornerstone player. Cosmi can start at right tackle as a rookie, keeping him away from a few of the NFL's best pass rushers. He also won't have the pressure of protecting Roethlisberger's blindside, so the experienced quarterback could easily spot an incoming defender in the moments when Cosmi has lapses.

With some quality coaching, Cosmi could be at left tackle in 2022. Samuel Cosmi's athleticism and size are everything you could ask for in a prototypical left tackle. He also started for three seasons at Texas, so there is plenty of experience and familiarity with a pass-oriented offense.

He is still a work in progress with his technique, often letting quicker edge rushers beat him off the snap and allowing them to disengage quickly. If this is how it shakes out, perhaps Green Bay entertains a trade down to a team wanting to nab a quarterback here. There might not be a receiver or edge rusher worth taking in this spot, so Dean could be an option. De'Vondre Campbell has been a revelation, but he's a free agent-to-be who could price his way out of Green Bay. If Dean meets the Packers' size threshold for the position, he could be an instant factor in the team's dime defense with his speed and coverage ability. The Browns are a run-first team, but they will need to add a number one receiver to help Baker Mayfield in the passing game.

Williams has been arguably the best receiver in college football, and his game-changing projects well to the next level. The Ravens are aging on defense and roster several unrestricted free agents at their edge rushing positions. Ojabo is extremely raw, yet, his off-the-charts athleticism compliments his brilliant nuanced pass rushing moves and counter maneuvers. Ojabo may have the highest ceiling of any prospect in this draft class and Baltimore is adept at getting the best from its defensive talent. Payton is a master offensive game planner and his designs require an accurate quarterback to execute them.

Pickett possesses good size (6-foot-3, 220 pounds) and plays with a coach's mentality on the field. As their season winds down, the possibility that the Giants will own two top 10 picks is becoming more evident with each passing week. New York should pounce on the opportunity to take Stingley, a pure cornerback blessed with a body type (6-foot-1, 195 pounds) engineered to play the position. Stingley combines long speed and short area quickness to shadow receivers on any level of the gridiron.

The closer we get to draft day, the more I attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do. Going into the week, Ben Roethlisberger had generated 0.24 wins above replacement, which is one of the worst marks in the NFL among quarterbacks. As a result, this should be where they focus their attention in the early part of the 2022 NFL Draft. Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton is one of the best players in the class.

At 6'4″ and 214 pounds, he has uncommon size at the safety position. Hamilton has the football intelligence and ball skills to be devastatingly impactful in coverage. He also possesses the athletic ability to patrol the entire field, and the physicality to come downhill in the run game. Cleveland has plenty of talent in just about every phase of the roster right now, including in their pass-rush unit.

Jadeveon Clowney and Takk McKinley can hopefully provide some level of juice opposite Myles Garrett, and with Malik Jackson on the interior, Cleveland certainly has "enough" options. But enough isn't good enough when you're in pursuit of a Super Bowl—putting the Browns in unfamiliar territory. This wide receiver class for the 2022 NFL Draft is loaded with pass-catchers who could be difference makers for their respective franchises quickly. We saw three receiver threats taken in the Top 10 of last year's draft. Given the immediate needs of the team's near the top of this year's board however, we may not see receivers start to get their names called until the middle of the round. Still, there's certain guys who could thrive if paired with the right quarterback and the right situation.

From Matt Corral at quarterback to Derek Stingley Jr. at cornerback, these are the top prospects as college football's bowl season looms. Then again, would the analytics-driven Berry and his staff be smitten enough in this spot to take a nose tackle who averaged 23.5 defensive snaps per game and who doesn't really generate a pass rush? For many mock draft scenarios, the Jaguars have gone with Alabama offensive tackle Evan Neal, who still makes plenty of sense here. However, in this scenario, they don't pass on the opportunity to pair up their current best defensive player — Josh Allen — with a guy who could wreak havoc with him off the edge.

We've been all over the place with the Giants' first pick of the first round. They need a linebacker, a pass rusher, probably could use some depth at receiver and in the secondary, and need to protect whomever is their quarterback . Penning is an elite tackle prospect who has all the makings of a perennial pro bowler. He has been the best player at the FCS level this season and put together some of the best dominant tape for a tackle in recent memory.

Penning should test really well, and with a good Senior Bowl, could end up as a top-five pick. In recent times, the Steelers have looked less like the Pittsburgh teams of distant memory, especially on offense where the Steel City's typical physicality along the offensive line is missing. Pittsburgh drafted an incredibly gifted tailback in Najee Harris last off-season, but still rely too heavily on its passing game to move the ball.

Green is an uncompromising bully when he engages defenders and routinely wins individual matchups. The Ben Roethlisberger era is over, but the Pittsburgh Steelers have offensive pieces in place with good WRs and a dynamic RB. This will make the transition from Roethlisberger to a rookie QB a little bit smoother. Pickett started the year off as an unknown to the casual college football fan but has put together a great resume this year.

He has the best arm of all the quarterbacks in this draft and has made good decisions with the football all season long. After getting Ja'Marr Chase to go along with Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins in the 2021 draft, it is time to put some better players in front of Joe Burrow. Green is that caliber of player; his pass-blocking and run-blocking grades have improved each year since he entered college football in 2019. A year after drafting Jevon Holland, one of the 10 most valuable rookies in the NFL, the Dolphins get their second safety here in Brisker. Brisker would have been considered the best safety in college football had it not been for Kyle Hamilton and the splash plays he made earlier in the season.

His 0.33 wins above average were seventh at the position in 2021. Generating 0.48 wins above average in 2021, Williams emerged as the best skill position player in an offense that is now favored to take home the College Football Playoff Championship. The Raiders' need at wide receiver stems largely from what happened with their 2020 draft pick, Henry Ruggs III, who was released during the 2021 season.

His process is synched up and coordinated, his upper and lower half are in unison, and he does a great job of getting himself aligned to throw the ball with consistency. He navigates the pocket and appears unbothered by chaos around him. When it comes to areas of concern entering the next level, his small hands and reconciling his elite 2021 season against a considerably large sample size of modest play is something to be considered. Pickett will also turn 24 before the start of his rookie season.

While Pickett showcased good ball placement in 2021, there are some misfires and the ball can sail on him. In addition, he is guilty of aggressive decisions both in terms of slotting throws but also in how he navigates the pocket and addresses pressure. If 2021 is an indication of what Pickett can be moving forward, then there is no doubt about his ability to become a franchise quarterback in the NFL. With that said, blending all the layers of the evaluation together makes Pickett an interesting case study. Using Pro Football Network's simulator, we took a look at which way the Panthers might go with their draft selections in our latest seven-round mock following the college football playoff semi-finals. The Pittsburgh Steelers remain one of the most polarizing but talented teams in the NFL for the 2020 football season.

The Steelers started the season 11-0 before dropping the last three games, including a poor effort this past Monday night against the rival Bengals. While the Bills had one of the best offenses in the NFL in 2021, there could be some significant changes this offseason at wide receiver as well as some questions at running back. With that in mind, this latest mock draft that was run with The Mock Draft Machine on The Draft Network looks to ensure Josh Allen still has a good group of playmakers in 2022 and beyond. Pickens is injured after tearing his ACL in spring practice but has the physical profile of a 1A wide receiver in the NFL.

I have a feeling Campbell would appreciate his style of play, too. But even with Farley in play, the Titans need more in the secondary if they're going to be able to match up with the top passing offenses in the AFC. Kristian Fulton is another long, athletic press corner type, but he's still unproven and when you add in the durability concerns for Farley, there's room for more to be added here.

The Eagles have plenty of picks to play with thanks to their trade back out of the No. 6 overall spot in the 2021 NFL Draft. Not as much as they ultimately may have (here's looking at you, Carson Wentz), but plenty to play with nonetheless. The team simply needs to get better on both sides of the football and after nailing down Kirkland with a top-six pick in this mock, getting more pass rush feels like a strong move to follow suit. For a team with the best record in the NFL, the Packers have quite a few needs across the roster.

Rodgers, or maybe Jordan Love, will need another receiver or two with Davante Adams an impending free agent, and the pass-rush group may take a hit with the Smiths both potential cap casualties. With that said, adding a young player to pair with Rashan Gary is a move that needs to be done. While many might not know the name yet, Walker is a versatile prospect that can be aligned all over the front of the defense, and can even cover in some circumstances. Pairing Walker with Gary would be an excellent move for the Packers to cap off the first night. The first pick of the Eagles three in the first round is a star cornerback to pair with Darius Slay.