STEEL1961'S MOCK DRAFT
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FEB 25

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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Tuten should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Steelers were there to profit. Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 165 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 225. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
They paid sticker price for Kenneth Grant in slot 21, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick52 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
No drama and no debate, Elic Ayomanor went about where he belonged in pick 52. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Darien Porter in the 83rd overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They robbed the room for Donovan Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick163 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
They barely believed it either: Joshua Farmer still on the board at pick No. 163. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
The board fumbled Bhayshul Tuten all the way to Round 7, Pick 7, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Taking Ja'Corey Brooks in the 247th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.