GARRISON'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • GARRISON DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 178: the Steelers steal McCaffrey and grade out a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Luke McCaffrey tumbling to the Steelers in the 178th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Goncalves is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. Every board in the league had Milton III lower, and that gap is the story.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 20 they get a sticky cover corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They barely believed it either: Jackson Powers-Johnson still on the board at pick No. 51. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at Round 3, Pick 20 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick98 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Matt Goncalves while clear needs at safety, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
A quiet steal in slot 119: Jalen McMillan for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick178 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Somehow Luke McCaffrey was still sitting there in the 178th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They talked themselves into Joe Milton III at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.