STEEL'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CAR)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD- FutureA
The Steelers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the B-.

The phones were a trap the Steelers kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick51 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A clean, defensible pick in the 51st pick with a little surplus value in Kris Jenkins. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
No drama and no debate, Mike Sainristil went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 1. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 84th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Foster at No. 121, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.