SteelTheOne'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Steelers took Edefuan Ulofoshio a full 41 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They went early on Kingsley Suamataia in the 51st overall pick, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in the 84th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Value with a capital V on Mike Sainristil in pick 87, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at Round 3, Pick 27 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They liked Cedric Gray enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 98. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith slipping to pick 119 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
A reach for Delmar Glaze in Round 6, Pick 3; a little patience would have been rewarded. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick195 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A big swing on Edefuan Ulofoshio at No. 195, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.