After hours of study, it became clear that the 2021 NFL project is deep. The difference in talent that the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to choose between their choice at the end of the first round and the choice at the end of the second round will not be terribly different.
Pittsburgh has some clear project needs, and depending on the direction they go with their first choice, they should be able to catch two beginners in the first 55 elections.
With the caveat that I don’t have access to the Steelers big board, here’s my best assumption of the guys most likely to be on the board and good matches for the Steelers in the second round.
QB Davis Mills, Stanford
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QB Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
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TE Tommy Tremble, Our Lady
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RB Michael Carter, North Carolina
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C Josh Myers, Ohio
C Quinn Meinerz, Wisconsin-Whitewater
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OL Wyatt Davis, Ohio
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OT Jackson Carman, Clemson
OT Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa
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EDGE Joseph Ossai, Texas
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EDGE Greg Rousseau, Miami
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LB Pete Werner, Ohio
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LB Chazz Surratt, North Carolina
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CB Elijah Molden, Washington
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CB Ifeatu Melifonwu, Syracuse
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DL Daviyon Nixon, Iowa
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