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Ayntscurd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2024

2-23-24

  • Ayntscurd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (KC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Players traded away
Head Shot
Diontae Johnson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesD FutureB-
The Steelers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

The Steelers lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

It is not that Suamataia is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The cost of the Powers-Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

On value alone, Melton makes the weekend a net positive.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, though the board says they badly overpaid. Need was not the driver here.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Kingsley Suamataia, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick64 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in No. 64; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maason Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went DT-EDGE with Maason Smith while clear needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick120 Rnd4 Max Melton
A quiet steal in slot 120: Max Melton for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 James Williams
A reach for James Williams in Round 4, Pick 21; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Gray at pick No. 133 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick172 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They took Kitan Oladapo at par in the 172nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
They went early on Braiden McGregor in slot 198, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.