When the 2023 NFL Draft gets underway, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have a need at cornerback. Even if the team re-signs Cameron Sutton, with a division that is filled with elite quarterbacks and some special wide receivers, having lockdown corners is important. It’s one of the reasons a new CBS Sports mock draft has the Steelers selecting Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon with their first pick.
Kyle Stackpole has Witherspoon going to Pittsburgh at 17 as the second cornerback picked in the draft
“The Steelers need a No. 1 cornerback, and Devon Witherspoon, coming from one of the best defenses in all of college football, has the fundamentals, physicality and instincts to thrive in Mike Tomlin’s secondary,” Stackpole wrote.