MSalvant'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • MSalvant DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Nolan Rucci at the Round 6 slot, a reach of 41 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Denzel Boston. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Josiah Trotter
A reach on Josiah Trotter in slot 53; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in No. 76 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
They jumped the gun on Nicholas Singleton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at Round 3, Pick 35 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
A tidy little value on Jaeden Roberts in the Round 4 slot, a step better than break-even. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They went early on Drew Allar in No. 135, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick159 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 159 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick213 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
A wild overpay on Nolan Rucci in the 213th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dane Key
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dane Key in pick 214. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
A clean, defensible pick in the 224th pick with a little surplus value in Isaiah Nwokobia. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick237 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
They paid up for De'Zhaun Stribling at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.