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Steelers 11/28 Mock

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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
DB Iowa
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
DB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (BUF)
Mike Sainristil
DB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BUF)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (BUF)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Steelers, and a C+ to match.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 123, a reach of 26 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The DeJean pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. The Thomas Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 23rd pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. More want than need.
Pick55 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A surprising call. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent pick 55 on Cooper DeJean, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick87 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 87th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Zach Frazier
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Zach Frazier, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick123 Rnd4 Ty'Ron Hopper
A real head-scratcher, Ty'Ron Hopper in Round 4, Pick 23 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in pick No. 155 is fair value, right on his grade. It fits a board better than it fits this team.