Avis01782'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Avis01782 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Mafah fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Phil Mafah had no business being available in slot 225, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 21 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick No. 52 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick83 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
No drama and no debate, Donovan Jackson went about where he belonged in the 83rd pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick122 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at slot 122 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tommi Hill at Round 5, Pick 24. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Taking Phil Mafah in No. 225 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Circle this one: Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson in the 247th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.