Avis01782'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Avis01782 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Cornelius fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ajani Cornelius had no business being available in the 247th overall pick, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Pegues reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 21st pick they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They read the board right and Kaleb Johnson was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Value with a capital V on Maxwell Hairston in pick No. 83, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe in pick 122 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
The board had cheaper options than JJ Pegues at slot 163, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 7 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the 231st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ajani Cornelius
They robbed the room for Ajani Cornelius here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.