My guess would be that he winds up going somewhere between Pittsburgh at No. 20 and Dallas at No. 24. In both cases, I think the teams would probably take a tackle if one they really liked fell to them (Oklahoma's Tyler Guyton might be that guy for either team). If Barton goes at 20, Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson could be in play for Dallas at 24).
If the Steelers took Guyton, the team could use him at right tackle long-term while moving Broderick Jones, the team's first-round pick in 2023, back to his natural left tackle position. Taking Guyton would mean the Steelers would pass on a center in the first round, and they might end up missing out on the first tier of centers if that's the case.
But in a class with a lot of high-level offensive tackle talent, the Steelers could find a potential long-term solution opposite Jones and solidify their tackle room with two bookend starters. There are some center options available in the middle rounds of the draft, with Penn State's Hunter Nourzad and Arkansas' Beaux Limmer as potential options.
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