gdjohnson58'S MOCK DRAFT

Steelers

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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PIT)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (DEN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Players Gained
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Tim Patrick
WR
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Patrick Ricard
FB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on McCaffrey: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Steelers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Getting McCaffrey where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Jones pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. If Bertrand pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 32 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
They read the board right and Tyler Nubin was the payoff at the 51st overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Cade Stover
A reach for Cade Stover in Round 2, Pick 30; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A reach on Brenden Rice in No. 84; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at pick No. 98 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick136 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Christian Jones adds an offensive lineman and leaves interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick178 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They talked themselves into JD Bertrand at slot 195, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick252 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman in the 252nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.