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2019 NFL mock draft: Quarterbacks go early after trades

By Brad Weiss

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Ohio State (7) Dwayne Haskins (QB) throws a pass during the Rose Bowl Game between the Washington Huskies and Ohio State Buckeyes on January 1, 2019, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Ohio State (7) Dwayne Haskins (QB) throws a pass during the Rose Bowl Game between the Washington Huskies and Ohio State Buckeyes on January 1, 2019, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 08: LSU Tigers cornerback Greedy Williams (29) during the LSU Tigers 31-0 win over the Southeastern Louisiana Lions on September 08, 2018, at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 08: LSU Tigers cornerback Greedy Williams (29) during the LSU Tigers 31-0 win over the Southeastern Louisiana Lions on September 08, 2018, at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

player. 55. . Cornerback. LSU. Greedy Williams. 20

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a lot of drama surrounding them right now, as they will have to find a way to get some compensation back for wide receiver Antonio Brown. Brown is going to affect the Steelers salary cap whether or not he his on the team this upcoming season, and there has already been discussion that his time in the Steel City is up.

Incredibly, the Steelers did not make the playoffs last season, after holding a pretty big lead in the AFC North early on. If they hope to continue to be the dominant team in the division moving forward,  they have to get better on the defensive side of the ball, and could use an elite player added to their cornerback group this offseason.

Enter Greedy Williams from LSU, who many believe is the best cornerback in this draft class. Williams has all the intangibles you look for in a shut down cornerback, and has the kind of hands that should net him his fair share of interceptions at the NFL level.

Joe Haden is still a quality cornerback, and should be for a few more years, but this Steelers team needs some depth behind him. Williams is a guy who could step in and start right away on this defense, which continues to get younger, and will have to be better with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens looking to become the supreme team in the division moving forward.

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