SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT
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SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2024

LB

  • SCB0019 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PIT)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BAL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIA)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIA)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Hainsey
C
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Patrick Queen
LB
Head Shot
Cam Smith
CB
Head Shot
Devin White
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Tagovailoa: B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Steelers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That Tagovailoa pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick 53 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick64 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Fair-plus on Josh Newton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
No drama and no debate, Sedrick Van Pran went about where he belonged in the 85th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick119 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Nothing to complain about; Ainias Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jawhar Jordan. It fills a real need, too.
Pick242 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They robbed the room for Taulia Tagovailoa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
Ja'Had Carter at pick No. 243 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.