Welcome to the terrible take. A daily segment's telling Steelers nation what's on our minds.

I'm Melanie Friedlander. As we get closer to the 2024 NFL draft, it seems more and more likely

that the Steelers will be taking a center in the first two rounds.

The question is, who will that player be?

Selecting at number 20 in the first round, there is a good chance that at least two of the

top three prospects will still be on the board. It's equally likely that they will

be gone by the time Pittsburgh is back on the clock for round two. Back when the players assembled

in Mobile for the Senior Bowl, Oregon's Jackson Powers Johnson was the consensus top center in this year's

draft class. As more analysts watch more tape and chime in, Duke's Grand Barton has moved

up the draft boards. And while he is primarily played tackling college, most scouts expect that he will move to the interior line at the NFL level.

He is gaining consideration as a possible starting center. Not only that, he is getting buzz as a possible first-round draft pick.

Unlike Powers Johnson and Zach Frazier who are both looked at as plug-and-play

starters at the center position, Barton would be making a transition and the question the Steelers need to answer is clear.

Can Barton be successful in a new position?

And how long would it take him to get there?

In the Steelers' recent history, there is plenty of cause for concern.

You only have to look back three years to the third round selection of Kendrick Green.

He played only four games at center in his college career and the rest at left guard and

was entering the draft after his junior

year. The Steelers handed him all pro center Morquis Pouncey's Jersey number and

started him in week one to say it didn't work out as being generous.

On the flip side, Alejandro Villanueva moved from tight end to defensive tackle

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