Steelers Given Harsh 2022 Draft Ranking Compared To The Rest Of The NFL By CBS

[Steeler Nation]

The Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 NFL Draft class has received mostly solid grades across the main stream media websites over the past couple of days. Anywhere from B- to A- has been the consensus from across the media world. But not according to CBS’ Ryan Wilson.

Wilson rated the Steelers as the 25th best draft class putting them behind teams like the Washington Commanders, and even the Miami Dolphins who only had 4 draft selections.

This was what Wilson listed about the Steelers draft picks.

25. Pittsburgh Steelers

Favorite pick: Maturity concerns and an ACL injury in March 2021 are why George Pickens fell out of the first round, but he has first-round talent for days. The Steelers have a history of getting the most out of players who may arrive in Pittsburgh with off-field issues, and there’s no reason to think it won’t be the case with Pickens, who helps restock a wide receiver room that lost JuJu Smith-Schuster and James Washington.

Best value: Calvin Austin III is a shade under 5-foot-8 and weighs just 170 pounds, but he is a dynamo. He played primarily outside at Memphis but has the versatility (and 4.32 speed) to line up anywhere. He’s humble too, but also plays with an edge because he’s been doubted his whole life because of his size. He’s another player who, if he was three inches taller, would’ve been a first-round pick.

Most surprising pick: Mark Robinson. We had him as an undrafted free agent, but the Steelers took him at the end of the sixth round. [editors note, Robinson was picked in the 7th round] There’s a good explanation too. Robinson moved from running back to linebacker last season, and it was his 4.69 speed and 33.5-inch vertical that got new linebackers coach Brian Flores’ attention. Robinson will likely begin his Steelers career on special teams.

So, Wilson listed the obvious, and failed to even mention Kenny Pickett. Reading between the lines, the selection of Pickett must be the reasoning for the Steelers low ranking. In a mock draft posted by Wilson on April 11, he has Pickett falling to the last pick of the first round to the Detroit Lions.

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This years draft class does fall on the arm of Pickett. Unless one of the other players turns into a Hall of Famer, it will always be remembered as the year the Steelers took Pickett. The Steelers had one other notable draft pick in 2004 when they selected Ben Roethlisberger. It was Max Starks, other than that it was a complete fail. But it’s still looked at as one of the best drafts in Steelers history solely for the fact they selected Roethlisberger.

Time will tell for this class, but keep this one in your back pocket for Mr. Wilson when this class out performs a lot of the others.

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[FSF]

I know it did not pay off, but I loved that trade up in the 2nd round to get Ricardo Colclough. I remember reading up on how athletic he was and many experts were projecting him to have an immediate impact. Yeah, it didn't work out.

But I would rather they do more aggressive moves and take chances like that more often. When it works, it has generally worked pretty big for them.

 

[black and gold apex]

ESPN just seeing their sports show line up and I would rank anything they have to say an F-

 

[ZonaBurgh]

We're doomed!