In the post-Combine wave of mock drafts released Tuesday, NFL.com’s Larry Zierlein has come out with his second prediction of what will happen in the first round of April’s draft. In his first mock, he had the Steelers trading up to take Liberty QB Malik Willis. In his second mock, he has the team making the same trade but for a different QB.
Here, he has the Steelers moving up from #20 to #17 in a deal with the Los Angeles Chargers to select Pitt QB Kenny Pickett. Of the trade and selection, Zierlein writes:
“For the second mock draft in a row, I’m having the Steelers swap spots with the Chargers; only this time, Kevin Colbert grabs a quarterback who might be able to start right away for a win-now team.