There’s no question wide receivers will be frequent visitors in the first round of Pittsburgh Steelers mocks. Ohio State’s Emeka Egbuka is the most popular name but NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks offers a different option at the same position in his first mock draft, sending Missouri WR Luther Burden III to the Steelers at No. 21.
“The Steelers’ pedestrian offense needs more playmakers to keep up with the high-scoring attacks within the division. Burden is a catch-and-run specialist with the crafty playmaking skills to flourish on the perimeter.”
In context, Egbuka was off the board in Brooks’ mock, taken 19th to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.