For a while, Amarius Mims felt like the Steelers’ pick of destiny at the top of the 2024 NFL Draft. He checked all the boxes, particularly is position of offensive tackle. He played his college ball with one of Pittsburgh’s starting tackles already, as well as others on the offense. It almost would have been too perfect, had it worked out that way.
And initially, that is what he expected. Geoff Hobson writes for the Bengals’ website that Amarius Mims “thought it was going to be” the Steelers to draft him in the first round.