Bobby Z'S MOCK DRAFT
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Bobby Z'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 18, 2023

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  • Bobby Z DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (PIT)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (SF)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LAC)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (SEA)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SF)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LAC)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Players Gained
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J.C. Hassenauer
C
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA FutureA+
The Steelers won the night they stopped Simpson from sliding. Grade: A-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Steelers watched Jaylin Simpson slide 59 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

Raym has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end it comes back to Terrion Arnold, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick55 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at slot 55 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They let Troy Fautanu come to them and pounced at the 59th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kalen King
Kalen King at pick 87 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.
Pick142 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Andrew Raym
A wild overpay on Andrew Raym in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
They robbed the room for Ainias Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in Round 7, Pick 12 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick243 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Steal is underselling it; Curtis Jacobs at the 243rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick244 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Taking Tahj Brooks in pick No. 244 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.