Steel Dawg'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (GB)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (GB)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (GB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent Round 5, Pick 16 on Tanor Bortolini, a name most had 35 spots down the list. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Ulofoshio steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Good price on Xavier Worthy in pick No. 58, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72 Rnd3 Max Melton
They paid sticker price for Max Melton in pick 72, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Marshawn Kneeland at the Round 3 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick100 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Johnny Wilson in Round 3, Pick 37, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick114 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at No. 114 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 152nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick245 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 245th overall pick is the proof. It fills a real need, too.