It’s finally draft week so that means we are in store for a ton of final mocks these next several days ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft getting underway Thursday night in Cleveland, OH. On Monday, NFL Network show host Rhett Lewis released his one and only mock draft of the 2021 offseason and he has the Pittsburgh Steelers picking Oklahoma State tackle Teven Jenkins 24th overall in the first round. Below is Lewis’ reason for mocking Jenkins to the Steelers.
The immense need along the offensive line and GM Kevin Colbert’s admission this offseason that the run game must improve would seem to trump the Steelers’ recent trend of going defense in the first round (David DeCastro was the last offensive player taken in Round 1 by Pittsburgh in 2012).