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Steelers Mock 5

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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (CLE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Picks Traded
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (CLE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dan Moore Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The Steelers let Polk fall into their laps, and walked away with a C+.

Hard to follow the map here. The Steelers bypassed quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Patrick Paul at pick No. 85, a spot they had covered. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Polk.

The Mustapha reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Hit on Quinyon Mitchell and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a potential shutdown corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at the 51st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in the 84th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A curious use of pick 85. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Patrick Paul did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in slot 119 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
They robbed the room for Cornelius Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick195 Rnd6 Kalen King
Good price on Kalen King in the Round 6 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.