By Matt Papiernik, @Matt_Papiernik on Twitter
SteelerNation.com
Finally! Sports! Football! It was so good to see something related to one of the major professional sports taking place again. The 2020 NFL Draft was definitely unique, as everyone was in their homes, there were no draft parties for the players, and people were still booing NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell. Just as we all know and love it. By the way, what the hell was going on at Mike Vrabel's house?
Now back to just the Pittsburgh Steelers. After day one, the Steelers will now have today to reevaluate what they plan on doing with the 49th pick, and in some ways even pick 102. Day one saw a run on offensive tackles and wide receivers, which was expected. But what wasn't expected, was a run on cornerbacks and for no safeties to be selected in the opening frame. Luckily for the Steelers, they are a solid five deep at corner and have major depth issues at safety.
The Steelers currently have multiple holes and depth issues they need to fill, and those include nose tackle, safety, linebacker, offensive line, and an offensive play maker. They are in good shape heading into day 2, as they shouldn't have a problem finding someone to fill those gaps in their roster. Below are some of the top targets they should be considering at 49 if they keep that pick.
Ezra Cleveland/Llyod Cushenberry, OL - Steelers need offensive line help, and there are a couple prospects that some people thought would go on day 1 of the draft still available.
Antoine Winfield Jr./Xavier McKinney, S - Steelers need a safety as they have no one behind their two starters, and now they may end up with one of the top two safeties falling into their lap.
Tee Higgins/Denzel Mims/Michael Pittman Jr., WR - Steelers have been mocked wide receivers for several weeks now by a lot of people, and there is no shortage of quality wide receivers heading into day 2.
JK Dobbins/D'Andre Swift/Jonathan Taylor, RB - Many Steelers fans want them to draft a running back after a down year by James Conner. It is unlikely they select one at the 49th pick, but there are definitely some good options available still.
Just there I listed ten players that I am sure most of #SteelerNation would be happy with adding to their favorite team. There are only 16 picks left before the Steelers first selection, so there is a very good chance they can grab a very talented player. Such a good chance, that as their pick approaches, it may make sense to trade back if they have multiple people they like. The first day of the 2020 NFL Draft is over, but for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it is just getting started!
Let us know below what you think the Steelers should do with their second round selection!
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