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2019 NFL Draft Do-Overs: AFC North

By Bryan Perez

MUNCIE, IN - OCTOBER 26: Diontae Johnson #3 of the Toledo Rockets scores a touchdown in the third quarter against the Ball State Cardinals at Scheumann Stadium on October 26, 2017 in Muncie, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MUNCIE, IN - OCTOBER 26: Diontae Johnson #3 of the Toledo Rockets scores a touchdown in the third quarter against the Ball State Cardinals at Scheumann Stadium on October 26, 2017 in Muncie, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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TOLEDO, OH – OCTOBER 31: Diontae Johnson #3 of the Toledo Rockets runs the ball in the game against the Ball State Cardinals on October 31, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
TOLEDO, OH – OCTOBER 31: Diontae Johnson #3 of the Toledo Rockets runs the ball in the game against the Ball State Cardinals on October 31, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

Pittsburgh Steelers

No offense in the NFL will have as much attention on it as the Steelers in 2019 with the departures of Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. Pittsburgh already has experienced life after Bell, who sat out all of last season in a decision that allowed James Conner to emerge as the running back of the present and future.

But it’s a different story altogether at receiver, where the task to replace Brown’s production seems near-impossible. The Steelers identified third-round pick Diontae Johnson (Toledo) as a player with a similar skill set to Brown who may eventually turn into a productive option in the passing game, but Ohio State’s Terry McClaurin would’ve been a better option as a schooled, well-rounded and mature prospect who is ready to contribute immediately in 2019.

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Ultimately, Pittsburgh’s passing game will begin and end with JuJu Smith-Schuster, but a player like McClaurin could’ve been a really nice complementary piece added in the third round.

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