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oli'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2024

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  • oli DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 6, Pick 3: the Steelers steal McCormick and grade out a C+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Mason McCormick got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at the Round 6 slot. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

Every board in the league had Eboigbe lower, and that gap is the story. The Frazier pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Amarius Mims. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Zach Frazier while clear needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
They went early on Jalen McMillan in the 84th pick, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick98 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Nothing to complain about; Caelen Carson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Taking Mason McCormick in pick No. 178 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick195 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Value said wait; Nathaniel Watson in the 195th overall pick says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.