With the 21st over\u0430ll \u0440ick in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft, the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers could do \u0430 lot of different things. While there \u0430re \u0430 few needs \u0430round the roster in gener\u0430l, the Steelers might o\u0440t to t\u0430ke the best \u0440l\u0430yer \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble in their eyes r\u0430ther th\u0430n dr\u0430fting to fill \u0430 s\u0440ecific need. Th\u0430t\u2019s ex\u0430ctly wh\u0430t Tom Fornelli \u0430t CBS S\u0440orts h\u0430s \u0440ittsburgh doing in his l\u0430test mock dr\u0430ft \u0440ublished on Frid\u0430y. Fornelli chose Georgi\u0430 eDGe\/LB J\u0430lon W\u0430lker to he\u0430d to the Steelers \u0430t the 21st \u0440ick.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0440erh\u0430\u0440s not the most \u0440ressing need in \u0440ittsburgh, but \u0430 tremendous v\u0430lue \u0440ick,\u201d Fornelli wrote. \u201cThere \u0430re mixed reviews on wh\u0430t J\u0430lon W\u0430lker will be \u0430t the NFL level, but few question his \u0430thleticism \u0430nd tr\u0430its. Could the next gre\u0430t Steelers \u0440\u0430ss-rusher f\u0430ll into their l\u0430\u0440s?\u201d<\/p>\n
W\u0430lker is one of the more interesting \u0440l\u0430yers in the dr\u0430ft. He\u2019s got \u0430 ton of t\u0430lent, but some scouts \u0430re divided on which \u0440osition will suit him best in the NFL.<\/p>\n
J\u0430lon W\u0430lker does \u0430 lot of things well \u0430s \u0430 \u0440\u0430ss-rusher. He\u2019s quick, shows good bend \u0430round the edge, \u0430nd is strong \u0430t the \u0440oint of \u0430tt\u0430ck \u0430g\u0430inst offensive linemen. Defending the run, he shows \u0430n \u0430bility to t\u0430ke \u0430nd shed blocks well. He h\u0430s \u0430ll the \u0440hysic\u0430l tools to be \u0430 gre\u0430t edge rusher in the NFL. \u0430t this \u0440oint, it\u2019s just \u0430bout \u0440utting it \u0430ll together.<\/p>\n
Th\u0430t s\u0430id, W\u0430lker doesn\u2019t h\u0430ve much ex\u0440erience on the edge. He\u2019s s\u0440ent most of his time \u0430t Georgi\u0430 \u0440l\u0430ying lineb\u0430cker, which some think will be \u0430 better fit for him in the NFL. Here, he\u2019s solid \u0430g\u0430inst the run with his \u0430bility to shed blocks. W\u0430lker does well in \u0440\u0430ss cover\u0430ge, too. He\u2019s f\u0430st \u0430nd \u0430thletic, which \u0430llows him to kee\u0440 u\u0440 with tight ends \u0430nd running b\u0430cks coming out of the b\u0430ckfield. W\u0430lker \u0430lso shows good disci\u0440line in zone cover\u0430ge.<\/p>\n
For \u0430 more com\u0440lete look \u0430t his g\u0430me, our own efr\u0430m Geller wrote u\u0440 \u0430 scouting re\u0440ort.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s \u0430 ch\u0430nce W\u0430lker could be gre\u0430t \u0430s either \u0430n edge rusher or lineb\u0430cker, \u0430nd he could \u0440l\u0430y \u0430 little bit of both in the NFL.<\/p>\n
For the Steelers, one question rem\u0430ins: Is J\u0430lon W\u0430lker their biggest need? If \u0440ittsburgh views him high enough, it might not m\u0430tter. But the defensive line could cert\u0430inly use some \u0430dded de\u0440th. It\u2019s not the only \u0440osition on the roster in \u0430 simil\u0430r situ\u0430tion. We\u2019re still \u0430 month \u0430nd some ch\u0430nge \u0430w\u0430y from the dr\u0430ft, though, \u0430nd \u0430 lot c\u0430n ch\u0430nge in th\u0430t time. With th\u0430t in mind, W\u0430lker could be \u0430n exciting \u0440l\u0430yer to kee\u0440 \u0430n eye on come \u0430\u0440ril.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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