JD50'S MOCK DRAFT
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JD50'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 21, 2023

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (PIT)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (GB)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (DET)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (TB)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (GB)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Steelers found their guy under center in Daniels: D-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. Xavier Thomas at the 217th pick is 47 spots clear of where he belonged. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

It is not that Laumea is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
A straight-up fair deal on Jayden Daniels at pick No. 10, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick82 Rnd3 Kalen King
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 82 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at the 110th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A reach on Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 116; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 119th pick on Sataoa Laumea with running back and tight end unsolved.
Pick121 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in slot 121 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mohamed Kamara. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick135 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
They left a pile of value on the table to take Braden Fiske this early at the 135th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Circle this one: Ainias Smith at Round 6, Pick 19 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in pick 217 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Duce Chestnut
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Duce Chestnut in pick No. 237, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.