SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT
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SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2025

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  • SCB0019 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B to prove it.

Nobody else had Francisco Mauigoa anywhere near the 225th pick. The Steelers did, by 55 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Dotson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at Round 1, Pick 21 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick52 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Circle this one: Malaki Starks at pick 52 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They read the board right and Quinshon Judkins was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Nice patience on Jordan Phillips, who had no business lasting to the 122nd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at slot 163 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
A big swing on Francisco Mauigoa at No. 225, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith slipping to No. 247 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.