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sanador'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 31, 2023

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Khris Bogle Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Khris Bogle
DE-EDGE Michigan State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LAR)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Alexander Mattison
RB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Steelers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Whoever sat across the table from the Steelers should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They are betting Bogle proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. With interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 21 they get a blindside protector at fair value.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
No edge and no loss on Kris Abrams-Draine in No. 37; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick52 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus at Round 2, Pick 20 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 80 on Zach Frazier with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots unsolved.
Pick99 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Christian Haynes at offensive lineman with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots open.
Pick120 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Good price on Brenden Rice in the 120th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid sticker price for Cedric Gray in the 121st pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick194 Rnd6 Khris Bogle
Khris Bogle in slot 194 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick237 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A real head-scratcher, Sam Hartman in Round 7, Pick 17 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.