vacaciones'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

New amazing young defense

  • vacaciones DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (SEA)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (SEA)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (SEA)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Brandon Johnson
WR
Head Shot
Connor Heyward
TE
Head Shot
Cory Trice Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Dean Lowry
DE
Head Shot
Eku Leota
LB
Head Shot
Evan Hull
RB
Head Shot
Isaiahh Loudermilk
DT
Head Shot
Jacob Slade
DT
Head Shot
Mark Robinson
LB
Head Shot
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
Head Shot
Ryan Watts
CB
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
LB
Head Shot
Thomas Rush
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a D-.

Some picks age like wine; Xavier Truss at pick 185 will need to, sitting 114 spots clear of his grade. Put together, it is a D-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Watts falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In pick 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In slot 32 they get a two-high chess piece, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Azareye'h Thomas. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nic Scourton
Nic Scourton in pick No. 52 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
The board had Xavier Watts higher than Round 2, Pick 24, and the safety fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick62 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, TreVeyon Henderson at No. 62. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in pick No. 161 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
They reached a country mile for Xavier Truss at pick 185, and the board is aghast. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams at the 229th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.