2020 NFL Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers top positional needs
By John Newman
With no first-round draft pick in the 2020 NFL Draft and a tough cap situation, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have to be smart with whom they bring onboard in 2020.
The Pittsburgh Steelers head into the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft without a first-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Historically, the first-round pick has served as a bulwark against fan apathy during the offseason. Whether your team won the Super Bowl or went 0-16, you can count on the first-round pick to excite the fan base, seeding hope for a better season ahead.
While most fans feel good about trading the pick to acquire Minkah Fitzpatrick from the Miami Dolphins last year, the Steelers organization will still need to work hard this offseason to fill out the roster for 2020.
General Manager Kevin Colbert will have a tough task ahead of him. There are several positions on the Steelers roster that need to be attended to this offseason. Last week, Colbert addressed local media and made it clear that, in his opinion, the quarterback position was not one of them.
#Steelers GM Kevin Colbert: 'We feel comfortable with those four (backup) QBs -- Rudolph, Hodges, Lynch, Barrett -- as we enter camp. How we feel in August, we’ll see, but we are comfortable with them right now' https://t.co/DtMOE3gRFQ
— Bob Labriola (@BobLabriola) February 13, 2020
With quarterback Ben Roethlisberger coming back in 2020 and Colbert feeling “comfortable” with the team’s back-up quarterbacks, the 2020 NFL Draft does not seem like it will be the year the team decides to draft the heir to Big Ben.
Some fans are worried about what Roethlisberger will look like after suffering a season-ending injury early in the 2019 season. There are some concerns that the veteran quarterback will have a diminished throw next season. It has been reported that Roethlisberger is recovering well from the injury, but only time will tell if the organization made the right decision standing by their longtime quarterback
Several other positions on the roster will need to be addressed in both free agency and the 2020 NFL Draft. According to Spotrac.com, the Pittsburgh Steelers will have 15 free agents heading into the start of free agency this year. They also have the 31st worst cap situation in the NFL, which makes signing free agents all the more tenuous.
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In this article, we’ll explore the top offseason needs for the Steelers heading into the 2020 NFL Draft and Free Agency period. We’ll delve into the Steelers position groups most in need of new talent and see what led them to this point.
After that, we’ll explore one free agent available to sign next month and one draft prospect that would suit the Steelers in each position group.
Kicking off this article, we’ll address the elephant in the room and discuss what the Steelers should do about Bud Dupree and the edge rusher position. For more offseason and draft analysis, make sure to check back with NFL Mocks, as we post articles every day giving you information and analysis on everything draft related.