TOMM'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • TOMM DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Fitzgerald: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Steelers were there to profit. Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 164 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 6 slot. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

If Sanders pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mykel Williams. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick83 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cameron Williams at slot 83 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Parrish at Round 4, Pick 21 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
A big swing on Raheim Sanders at pick No. 156, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Fitzgerald at the 185th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks at No. 229 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.