It’s draft week. Which means it’s final mock draft week. Just like me, Peter King released his final 2022 mock draft Monday morning for Pro Football Talk. And it comes with plenty of interesting outcomes. For Pittsburgh’s purpose, King has the Steelers taking a quarterback, the first passer selected in the draft. Having all the top options available to them, King mocked them Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, choosing him over Malik Willis, Desmond Ridder, and the rest.
King explains why he chose quarterback:
“Upset special: Pickett over Malik Willis—and it’s a gut feeling more than anything else.