G MAN 'S MOCK DRAFT

NUMBER 21

  • G MAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Giles Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Giles Jackson
WR Washington
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Mullings fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Kalel Mullings tumbling to the Steelers in Round 7, Pick 13 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They are betting Jackson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner, outstanding value to boot.
Pick53 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
The board fumbled Isaiah Bond all the way to pick No. 53, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
They reached into another round for Kyle McCord, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick120 Rnd4 Charles Grant
They will replay Charles Grant at the 120th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick154 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 154 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A wild overpay on Garrett Dellinger in Round 7, Pick 7, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings at No. 229 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick242 Rnd7 Giles Jackson
Giles Jackson at pick 242 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.