du5'S MOCK DRAFT

Steelers *REAL* Draft Class 2025

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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 163: the Steelers steal Jones Jr. and grade out a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Emery Jones Jr. at the 163rd overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 3 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
By-the-book stuff, Jaxson Dart at Round 2, Pick 20 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in the 83rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Chris Paul Jr. at slot 122 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
They barely believed it either: Emery Jones Jr. still on the board at pick No. 163. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.