Synthia2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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Second 2024 Mock

  • Synthia2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Steelers took Jowon Briggs a full 74 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. It is not that Barton is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham in the Round 1 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick51 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Graham Barton, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at the 84th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Max Melton
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 98 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A quiet steal in No. 119: Cole Bishop for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick178 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 3, with Marist Liufau worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jowon Briggs
Jowon Briggs at the 195th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.