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RUN ON JAN 24, 2024

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Steelers Mock

  • DamonMcKnight DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (PIT)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (PIT)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BUF)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (BUF)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Diontae Johnson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB- TradesC+ FutureD-
The Steelers land in the muddy middle: C.

For all the boxes ticked, the Steelers skipped the loudest one: interior defensive lineman is exactly as bare as it was. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

The Melton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The cost of the Green reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joe Alt. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick85 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Nothing to complain about; Roman Wilson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
No drama and no debate, Tommy Eichenberg went about where he belonged in pick No. 120. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 Max Melton
The board had Max Melton higher than the 121st overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jalen Green
Jalen Green at Round 6, Pick 24 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in the 207th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Devin Leary
By-the-book stuff, Devin Leary at slot 250 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.