CMB8945'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Skattebo: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Cam Skattebo tumbling to the Steelers in slot 245 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Every board in the league had Belton lower, and that gap is the story. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 21st pick they get a weapon on the perimeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Circle this one: Omarion Hampton at pick No. 52 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in pick 83 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
The board fumbled Maxwell Hairston all the way to No. 121, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
A wild overpay on Anthony Belton in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Steal is underselling it; Cody Simon at Round 7, Pick 7 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Kobe Hudson in the 229th overall pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at slot 245 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.