Jm7711'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Jm7711 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Logan Lee at No. 195 is 47 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 20th pick they get an island corner at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
By-the-book stuff, Zach Frazier at slot 51 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick84 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
They liked Cole Bishop enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 20. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick98 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
No edge and no loss on Ben Sinnott in pick No. 98; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick119 Rnd4 Will Shipley
A straight-up fair deal on Will Shipley at pick 119, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick178 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
A wild overpay on JD Bertrand in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick195 Rnd6 Logan Lee
They left a pile of value on the table to take Logan Lee this early at the 195th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.