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sammytrav'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2024

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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. Khristian Boyd at the 119th overall pick is 68 spots clear of where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Landing Fisher that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with quarterback, safety and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In No. 20 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in the 51st overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Andru Phillips
Nothing to complain about; Andru Phillips went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A curious use of pick No. 98. Quarterback, safety and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Blake Fisher did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
They left a pile of value on the table to take Khristian Boyd this early at the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaden Crumedy in Round 6, Pick 3, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Trente Jones
A real head-scratcher, Trente Jones in Round 6, Pick 20 is miles ahead of his ranking. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.