The Athletic’s Dane Brugler is one of the best draft guys out there, putting out a yearly comprehensive draft guide referred to as “The Beast.” So when it comes to evaluating prospects, few are better. He also deciding to try the massive undertaking of a complete, seven round mock draft, picks one through 262. Here’s how it shook out for the Steelers.
At pick #20, he has the Steelers taking Cincinnati QB Desmond Ridder, an increasingly popular first-round choice in mock drafts. Brugler includes this interesting nugget about Ridder and the team in his write-up of the pick:
“The Steelers have spent a lot of time and resources evaluating this year’s crop of quarterbacks, and they won’t be shy trading up to get “their guy” if they need to.