sammytrav'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers did enough to get by: C+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent No. 178 on Gabe Hall, a name most had 45 spots down the list. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

With quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
They paid a round early for Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 20, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick51 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at No. 51 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick84 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick98 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 98 on Blake Fisher with quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved.
Pick119 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They reached a country mile for Luke McCaffrey at the 119th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick178 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A real head-scratcher, Gabe Hall in Round 6, Pick 3 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
They talked themselves into Jaden Crumedy at slot 195, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.