Yeah, I get it. Know why I keep using the Draft Database mock? Because the players I really, really want (Christian Gonzalez, Broderick Jones, Joey Porter Jr., Paris Johnson) are basically always gone before 17 so it's realistic.
Robinson from Texas is the best RB in the draft. I really hope some team falls in love with him at the combine and takes him in the 1st round. Not before 17, since that does not seem likely, but anywhere in the 1st means the chances of getting a really good player at a position that needs improvement at 32 increase.
No doubt but to be fair to Van Ness, he produced. He had 13.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss in two years.
Bresee's definitely lacked production but most of that can be traced to issues beyond his control, such as the ACL injury in 2021, the rehab that stretched into the following year, an infection, as well as the loss of his younger sister from brain cancer in 2022. Wow, talk about a string of bad luck.
Huh, interesting. I personally think Broderick Jones - or Broderick Thomas as I like to call him - is pretty much etched in as the 3rd best of the group.
Yes, but the good news is that I see a lot of very good players 15-50 and the Steelers will likely have a shot at 3 of them.
Also, I see a dropoff after 80 to 85, at around Jammie Robinson of Florida State or Garrett Williams of Syracuse. (Relax, Coolie - Dell is in that group.) There are guys I like generally rated below 85 (Mike Morris of Michigan, Blake Freeland of BYU, Dontayvion Wicks of Virginia, Jayden Reed Michigan State, Zach Pickens South Carolina) but the group thins out pretty quickly.
