Steel Cobra'S MOCK DRAFT
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Steel Cobra'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2024

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  • Steel Cobra DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (JAX)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Steelers: B-.

The war room fell hard for Johnny Wilson, and it showed at pick No. 96: 29 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Limmer pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots. Rouse at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get protection for the quarterback. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Worthy at pick 51, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick96 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at slot 96 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Beaux Limmer
A surprising call. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent the 98th overall pick on Beaux Limmer, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They let Cole Bishop come to them and pounced at the 116th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Nothing to complain about; Elijah Jones went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse slid further than he should have, and slot 178 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick195 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
The board had cheaper options than Drake Nugent at Round 6, Pick 20, and it noticed. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.