Ayntscurd'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Ayntscurd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PIT)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
Players traded away
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Diontae Johnson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC
Williams should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a 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. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Landing Williams that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Baker has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In pick No. 27 they get protection for the quarterback. Need was not the driver here.
Pick66 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Sedrick Van Pran, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
A premium they did not need to pay, James Williams a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at pick 121 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Nice patience on Jarrian Jones, who had no business lasting to slot 133. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick158 Rnd5 Javon Baker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Javon Baker in the 158th overall pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Value said wait; Gabe Hall in pick No. 198 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 18 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.