SCB019'S MOCK DRAFT

Ok ok

  • SCB019 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (PIT)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike McAllister
C
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Steelers let Wilson fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Steelers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

Wilson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Steelers clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 32nd overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that.
Pick61 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at the 61st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kingsley Suamataia adds an offensive lineman and leaves interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 84 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Javon Baker
A clean, defensible pick in No. 98 with a little surplus value in Javon Baker. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Josh Newton
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Newton at pick No. 119, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick 154 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tommy Eichenberg in No. 155. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Dillon Johnson at the 164th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick178 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Xavier Thomas at the 178th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
No drama and no debate, Joe Milton III went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Value with a capital V on Jared Wiley in Round 6, Pick 42, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick249 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Fair-plus on Josh Proctor, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.