Mon Mike'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Mon Mike DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Jackson. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Donovan Jackson slides to Round 4, Pick 21, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not. The bottom line is a respectable B.

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 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
By-the-book stuff, Kenneth Grant at the 21st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick83 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 83 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 123 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick162 Rnd5 Kobe King
The board fumbled Kobe King all the way to No. 162, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. slipping to the 185th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Kyle Williams
Somehow Kyle Williams was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 13, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They took Tonka Hemingway at par in slot 245, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.