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Lamtc4'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2025

Steelers trade for Ward

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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Craig Woodson
S California
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
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Pat Freiermuth
TE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureF
The Steelers found their guy under center in Ward: F.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Dont'e Thornton Jr., 60 picks early at slot 123. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left edge rusher open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get the face of the franchise. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in slot 83 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They talked themselves into Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 123rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick156 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in the 156th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185 Rnd6 CJ West
No drama and no debate, CJ West went about where he belonged in No. 185. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson in the 229th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.