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Shad'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 21, 2024

Steel

  • Shad DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let McGlothern fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Dwight McGlothern, the No. 161 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 195. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Laumea is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The cost of the Jacobs reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 20 they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Worthy at the 51st pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 20, where Mike Sainristil graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick119 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Sataoa Laumea at offensive lineman with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick178 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at the 178th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach pick No. 195 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.