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Steelers Draft Grades: Payton Wilson Could be Steal
© Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports Steelers Draft Grades: Payton Wilson Could be Steal The Pittsburgh Steelers may have landed a future star. Author: Nick Martin Publish date: Apr 27, 2024 In this story: Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers Payton Wilson Linebacker may not have seemed like an overwhelming position of need and with the way the board ended up dropping for the Pittsburgh Steelers, it seems like this was the feasible direction to go in. Just what type of player is Payton Wilson and is he really the best linebacker in the class? What sort of projection hurdles exist in his profile and just how do major analysts see this pick: Dane Brugler : 88th overall, LB 4 “A four-year starter, Wilson played
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Pittsburgh Draft Picks
Troy
Fautanu
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Rnd
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OL
Position
- Draft Grade: A
- Pre-Draft Rank: 10
- School: Washington
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 317
Expert Commentary
Great get for the Steelers. Fautanu has all the skills necessary to be a long-term starter on the offensive line, which is something that Pittsburgh still needs. Fautanu can play guard or tackle and now the Steelers have a strong duo up front between him and Broderick Jones.
Zach
Frazier
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Rnd
19
Pk
OL
Position
- Draft Grade: A
- Pre-Draft Rank: 38
- School: West Virginia
- Height: 6' 3"
- Weight: 313
Expert Commentary
The Steelers continue their major youth movement up front. First Broderick Jones last season, then Troy Fautanu in the first round of this year's draft, and now Frazier to man down their center spot. The Steelers clearly wanted to fix the offensive line this year and they’ve certainly moved in the right direction.
Roman
Wilson
3
Rnd
20
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WR
Position
- Draft Grade: C
- Pre-Draft Rank: 58
- School: Michigan
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 185
Expert Commentary
The Steelers needed some wide receiver depth and they got it, but they might have been better served finding a bigger play wide receiver. Still, Wilson will learn quickly with the big target vacuum he’s walking into.
Payton
Wilson
3
Rnd
34
Pk
LB
Position
- Draft Grade: B
- Pre-Draft Rank: 90
- School: N.C. State
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 233
Expert Commentary
Wilson has played a whole lot of football for NC State. He has a chance to be a solid starter.
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Pk
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Pk
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AFC North Standings
| W | L | T | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | |
| 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
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- - Clinched Playoff Spot
- z
- - Clinched Home Field
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