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Scubasteve'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 8, 2024

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  • Scubasteve DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (PIT)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (PIT)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BUF)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BUF)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Aviante Collins
OT
Head Shot
Andy Dalton
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Steelers worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Devin Leary at Round 7, Pick 25, a reach of 36 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Landing Wease that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in pick 82 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at Round 4, Pick 18 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Max Melton
They read the board right and Max Melton was the payoff at the 123rd pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick126 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They did well to land Sataoa Laumea in No. 126, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick196 Rnd6 Theo Wease
They robbed the room for Theo Wease here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick201 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and De'Corian Clark at pick No. 201 is the proof. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick239 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Donovan Jennings in the 239th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Devin Leary
This one needs a full-page explanation: Devin Leary in slot 245, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.