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Draft 12.27.23

  • Nadr75 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (BUF)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Players Gained
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Jerry Hughes
EDGE
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Shaq Lawson
DE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers let Clark fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Steelers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

Getting Clark where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Frazier pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, running back and other spots.

If Travis pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 16th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value.
Pick50 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in slot 50 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A surprising call. With edge rusher, running back and other spots still to address, they spent Round 3, Pick 16 on Zach Frazier, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick116 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
They let Devontez Walker come to them and pounced at pick No. 116. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 James Williams
They went early on James Williams in the 117th pick, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in No. 121 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They paid a round early for Jaylan Ford in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick194 Rnd6 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at pick 194 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick237 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in the 237th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.