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2025 Steelers Mock 1.0

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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Broncos: B-.

The Broncos bet big and early on Luke Lachey, 70 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

On value alone, Pegues makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, linebacker went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick 20 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They reached a country mile for Maxwell Hairston at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick85 Rnd3 Joshua Farmer
A real head-scratcher, Joshua Farmer in the 85th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
Value said wait; Luke Lachey in Round 4, Pick 20 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in slot 193 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick199 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 199th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock slid further than he should have, and the 210th pick is lovely value for the safety. A minor need, but a need all the same.