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sammytrav'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 31, 2024

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3/31-E

  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Trevin Wallace at No. 195, a reach of 38 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Vaki pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The Fisher pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 20th pick they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in No. 51 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk slipping to the 84th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A curious use of pick No. 119. Quarterback, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Blake Fisher did not.
Pick178 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at Round 6, Pick 3 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Value said wait; Trevin Wallace in the 195th overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.