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Steelers Mock 1 - w/ fields trade

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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (PIT)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CHI)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CHI)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Diontae Johnson
WR
Head Shot
Kenny Pickett
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers did not so much draft Frank Gore Jr. as overpay for him, 81 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Justin Fields gives the group a proven body among the projects. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 20th overall pick they get a lockdown presence outside. A real need, handled.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in pick No. 84 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Gray at the 120th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at No. 121 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick123 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
They reached into another round for Frank Gore Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.