16bbarnes'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 16bbarnes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PIT)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PIT)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NYG)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (KC)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kadarius Toney
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesC FutureA+
The Steelers let Ratledge fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Call it larceny. Tate Ratledge sat on the board until the 150th pick, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice.

The Allen reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick58 Rnd2 Will Campbell
Will Campbell in Round 2, Pick 26 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick92 Rnd3 Tacario Davis
They took Tacario Davis at par in pick No. 92, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick107 Rnd4 Mykel Williams
They will replay Mykel Williams at No. 107 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
You do not let a wide receiver like Elic Ayomanor reach the 128th pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tate Ratledge
They barely believed it either: Tate Ratledge still on the board at slot 150. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick162 Rnd5 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at pick 162 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick223 Rnd7 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Value said wait; Jimmy Horn Jr. in No. 242 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at the 245th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.