MSalvant'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • MSalvant DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. Brett Norfleet at the Round 7 slot is 38 spots clear of where he belonged. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Allar value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 21st pick they get a green-dot type in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the 53rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
A reach on Skyler Bell in No. 76; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
No edge and no loss on Zakee Wheatley in pick 85; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
They did well to land Treydan Stukes in Round 3, Pick 35, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in pick No. 121 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Isaiah World
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Isaiah World. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in the 161st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in the 214th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at Round 6, Pick 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kendrick Law
Kendrick Law at No. 224 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brett Norfleet in pick 237, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.