SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • SCB0019 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PIT)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DEN)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Lloyd Cushenberry III
C
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dan Moore Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Steelers spent pick No. 87 on Maason Smith while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat unaddressed. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They banked enough surplus on Tampa to cover a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
They paid sticker price for Keon Coleman in the 24th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick53 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 21, with T.J. Tampa worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
A straight-up fair deal on Braden Fiske at pick 85, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A want over a need in the 87th pick: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick120 Rnd4 Javon Foster
No drama and no debate, Javon Foster went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick121 Rnd4 James Williams
A reach for James Williams in pick No. 121; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. A need, and now a little less of one.