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sanador'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 30, 2023

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  • sanador DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (IND)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (IND)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (IND)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (IND)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Johnson should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Cornelius Johnson slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 23. Highway robbery.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Mertz pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Frazier pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots still on the board.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 22 they get a blindside protector. Need was not the driver here.
Pick34 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JT Tuimoloau. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick54 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 22 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Zach Frazier while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, linebacker and other spots sat open.
Pick116 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A straight-up fair deal on Beau Brade at the 116th pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick121 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at the 121st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick194 Rnd6 Graham Mertz
They jumped the gun on Graham Mertz, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Steve Linton
Circle this one: Steve Linton at No. 237 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick243 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They will replay Cornelius Johnson at slot 243 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.