cayres23'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • cayres23 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Sanders: B.

The Steelers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and T.J. Sanders fell into slot 245. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 21 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at slot 52 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Steal is underselling it; Tre Harris at pick No. 83 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in Round 4, Pick 20 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Cam Ward
Cam Ward in No. 161 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
Circle this one: Wyatt Milum at the 223rd pick is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick229 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Taking Dylan Fairchild in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick245 Rnd7 T.J. Sanders
They barely believed it either: T.J. Sanders still on the board at the 245th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.