Luke's AFC North Mock Draft 1.0
- Luke Yates
- Apr 4, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 16, 2023
With the draft less than a month away, it’s officially time to get into serious mock draft SZN, 3 round mock for all 4 AFC North teams.
Steelers
17: Ohio State OT Paris Johnson Jr.
The Steelers have been lacking serious tackle play for a long time, and Johnson is a perfect fit for their offense and will help keep Kenny Pickett clean.
32: South Carolina CB Cam Smith
With the loss of Cam Sutton in FA, a need became a bigger need, here the Steelers get a first round quality corner in (technically) the second round. Smith has the polish to hold his own as a rookie with Patrick Peterson on the other side.
49: Arkansas LB Drew Sanders
After losing Devin Bush at what was once again, already a position of need, the Steelers get a fresh face for the linebacker room and some youth invested at the position long term.
80: Alabama S Jordan Battle
Keeping in theme with replacing lost players, the Steelers fill the hole that Terrell Edmunds left with a very similar player. Battle is good value here at 80 and will be a nice piece next to Minkah Fitzpatrick
Ravens
22: Boston College WR Zay Flowers
It’s no secret that the Ravens have been trying to fix the WR position all offseason, with them reportedly being in on DeAndre Hopkins, Courtland Sutton, and Odell Beckham Jr.. Zay Flowers would be a nice complement to a team that has struggled to create explosive plays in the air for many seasons.
86: Texas A&M CB Jaylon Jones
With the future of Marcus Peters being presently unknown, the Ravens will look to add a corner at some point in the offseason. They were moments away from acquiring Darius Slay and have had FA CB Rock Ya-Sin in town for a visit, the interest is there. Here, the Ravens get a nice piece in the depth rotation with Jones.
Bengals
29: Michigan DL Mazi Smith
The Bengals have a very crucial offseason next year, with Joe Burrow, Jamarr Chase, and Tee Higgins nearing second contracts. This means that a lot of the free agent pickups they had over the last few seasons might have to be replaced, here the Bengals try to find a DJ Reader replacement. Reader being one of the best DL in the league makes his shoots big to fill but Mazi Smith is up to the task.
60: Kansas State CB Julius Brents
The corner room in Cincinnati is quite bare at the moment with Chidobe Awuzie coming back from injury and Cam Taylor-Britt only being in his second season. Here the Bengals get a solid outside corner for Lou Anarumo to play with.
88: North Dakota State OT Cody Mauch
Offensive line has been a position that has haunted the Bengals for many seasons, and with the signing of Orlando Brown Jr, the right tackle spot still sorely needs addressing, especially with Jonah Williams seeking to be traded. Mauch will give them another body in the position battle and has swing tackle upside
Browns
77: Texas DL Moro Ojomo
Cleveland’s front seven has been a joke for many years now, with Myles Garrett being the only consistent starter on the line. Along with the signing of Dalvin Tomlinson, the Browns can get a solid run stuffing DL in Ojomo to finally get Garrett some help.
98: Cincinnati LB Ivan Pace Jr.
Pace Jr. is a very underrated prospect who can fill in a gap the Browns have had at linebacker for many seasons. The biggest thing Cleveland needs is just more bodies in the room as last seasons injury bug had them scraping the bottom of the barrel for linebackers.
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