GC27'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • GC27 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

There is a lot to like until you notice interior defensive lineman is still a hole. The Steelers never got to the one that mattered most.

Landing Fashanu that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Reaching for Gray left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 20 they get a blindside protector at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Worthy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Max Melton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Max Melton at Round 3, Pick 20 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They went early on Cedric Gray in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick119 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A reach for Mohamed Kamara in slot 119; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at pick 178 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A straight-up fair deal on Joe Milton III at No. 195, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.