G MAN'S MOCK DRAFT

NUMBER 82

  • G MAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Schwesinger: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Carson Schwesinger at the 225th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If Crenshaw-Dickson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a centerfielder for the defense. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They took Isaiah Bond at par in the 52nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick83 Rnd3 Trey Amos
They robbed the room for Trey Amos here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Quinshon Judkins in slot 122, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick163 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Fair-plus on Logan Brown, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick225 Rnd7 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at No. 225 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
The board had Theo Wease Jr. higher than the Round 7 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at pick 247 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Stacking talent where they were already deep.