Jareo'S MOCK DRAFT
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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
John Morgan III Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Morgan III
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is John Morgan III at the Round 7 slot. The Steelers jumped the board by 102 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Steelers indulged a want in Goncalves while a need in quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots stayed open. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 20 they get a building block for the line, reach and all. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Payton Wilson at pick No. 51 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 20. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick118 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in slot 118 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick119 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A surprising call. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent the 119th overall pick on Matt Goncalves, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick194 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tahj Washington. It fills a real need, too.
Pick240 Rnd7 John Morgan III
This one needs a full-page explanation: John Morgan III in the 240th pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.