STEELYFAN9'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers bet big and early on Jahvaree Ritzie, 41 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Getting Bryant where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In the 21st overall pick they get a load in the middle, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They liked Jalen Milroe enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 83. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A running back of that caliber at the 123rd pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at slot 156 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A tidy little value on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 185, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jahvaree Ritzie
They talked themselves into Jahvaree Ritzie at pick 229, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.