Synthia2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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Fifth 2024 Mock

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (LAC)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matt Hankins
CB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Hadden should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kamal Hadden slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at pick 195. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Puni pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 20 they get protection for the quarterback, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
A surprising call. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent the 84th overall pick on Dominick Puni, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maason Smith. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A tidy little value on Cedric Gray in the 119th pick, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malik Mustapha in pick 178. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in No. 195 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.