Mock draft season is rolling hard and fast at the moment, and it continued Thursday morning with The Athletic’s annual beat writer mock draft, which had a beat writer for each team make a selection in the first round.
For the Steelers, The Athletic’s Mark Kaboly snagged a popular name for Pittsburgh — as of late — landing Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez at No. 17 overall in the exercise.
“In a perfect world, one of the top tackles would be available at No. 17 for the Steelers. With those guys off the board, the Steelers hit one of their other great needs they have rarely addressed in the first round in a quarter century — cornerback,” Kaboly writes regarding the selection of Gonzalez at No.