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JD50'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 24, 2023

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  • JD50 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (KC)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in pick 237: the Steelers steal Thrash and grade out a B+.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Jamari Thrash, the No. 170 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 237 like a gift left on the doorstep.

If Milton III pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Frazier pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at running back and tight end.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham in Round 1, Pick 20 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick30 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
In the 30th pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nate Wiggins at pick 48 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick57 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They read the board right and T.J. Tampa was the payoff at the 57th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Zach Frazier adds an offensive lineman while running back and tight end keeps waiting.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
They took Tyleik Williams at par in slot 93, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 James Williams
A premium they did not need to pay, James Williams a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A tidy little value on Brenden Rice in pick No. 120, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A conviction pick on Smael Mondon Jr. at the 121st pick that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 157th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Braden Fiske
They liked Braden Fiske enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 163. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Steal is underselling it; Ainias Smith at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick194 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at pick 194 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jamari Thrash
Taking Jamari Thrash in No. 237 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.