2024 Draft: Khan-nubial Bliss Edition
April 25th. Draft Day. The magical day of perennial hope is fast approaching. It’s a day we long for each year, usually beginning about five minutes into the first quarter of the first Wildcard game.
You have up until the day before the draft to produce your predictions: have your predictions in no later than end of day April 24th. If you submit a mock earlier than that, you may edit the mock up until the deadline (e.g., in the event of a signing or trade that wrecks your initial mock).
Please use the following format as a template. Any deviation from this format that causes me to have to interpret your gibberish will result in unfavorable scoring, so beware.
Identify any trades if applicable
Round (Pick) – Position, Name, School
1 (17) – WR, Moe Howard, Harvard
2 (32) – ILB, Larry Fine, Yale
2 (49) – OG, Curly Howard, Stanford
3 (80) – RB, Shemp Howard, Princeton
4 (120) – NT, Joe DeRita, Brown
7 (234) – SS, Joe Besser, Penn
7 (241) – PK, Emil Sitka, Allegheny County Community College
Add up to five UFAs
This year, you may submit up to two mocks: one without any trades, and one with trades.
As in the past, you will be given two points for each correct name, and one point for each correct position/round combination. For UDFA selections, you will get a point only for a specific name. I may give or take other points for special predictions or egregious failures, at my sole dictatorial discretion.
Trades: Given the difficulty and risks of predicting a trade, I will grant bonus points for a successful prediction. If you predict a trade, you will be granted bonus points as follows:
- +1 if you correctly predict the trade partner
- +1 if you correctly predict the Steelers pick position(s) being traded
- +5 if you correctly predict the partner, the Steelers pick position(s) and the partner’s pick position(s)
I normally kick things off with my own predictions, but I’m not quite ready yet. There is still time for you to have the glory of being first.
Good luck, ladies and gentlemen…
Mock 1
1 (20) – C, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
2 (51) – WR, Ricky Pearsall, Florida
3 (84) – DT, Braden Fiske, Florida St.
3 (98) – OT, Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
4 (119) – CB, Andru Phillips, Kentucky
5 (178) – WR, Luke McCaffrey, Rice
6 (195) – OT, Travis Glover, Georgia St.
UDFA
C, Kingsley Eguakun, Florida
DT, Logan Lee, Iowa
RB, Dillon Johnson, Washington
OG, Sataoa Laumea, Utah
LB, Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
Mock 2
1 (20) – C, Graham Barton, Duke
2 (51) – WR, Ricky Pearsall, Florida
3 (84) – DT, Maason Smith, LSU
3 (98) – OT, Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
4 (119) – CB, Andru Phillips, Kentucky
5 (178) – WR, Tahj Washington, USC
6 (195) – DT, Khristian Boyd, Northern Iowa
UDFA
C, Kingsley Eguakun. Florida
DT, Logan Lee, Iowa
OT, Travis Glover, Georgia St.
WR, Jordan Whittington, Texas
LB, Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
Love it. Very plausible.
I don’t think Braden Fiske will fall that far, but I am putting him there anyway!
Agreed. I’ve never been able to drop him that far in sims. More realistic is to take him at 51 and take a WR at 84. Absent a trade, of course.
1 (20) – IOL, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
2 (51) – DL, Maason Smith, LSU
3 (84) – OT, Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
3 (98) – WR, Jalen McMillan, Washington
4 (119) – CB, Khyree Jackson, Oregon
5 (178) – WR, Luke McCaffrey, Rice
6 (195) – S, Malik Mustapha, Wake Forest
Second Draft – with trade (Updated 4/21 8:48pm ET)
Steelers trade pick 20 and their 2025 3rd to San Francisco for picks 31, 63, and Aiyuk.
1 (31) – OT, JC Latham, Alabama
2 (51) – IOL, Zach Frazier, WVU
2 (63) – CB, TJ Tampa, Iowa State
3 (84) – DL, Maason Smith, LSU
3 (98) – S, Calen Bullock, USC
4 (119) – LB, Jeremiah Trotter, Clemson
5 (178) – WR, Luke McCaffrey, Rice
6 (195) – OT, Matt Gonclaves, Pitt
UDFA Selections, both mocks:
EDGE, Braiden McGregor, Michigan
LB, Steele Chambers, Ohio State
OT, Travis Glover, Georgia State
RB, Cody Schrader, Missouri
WR, Jha’Quan Jackson, Tulane
1. (20) C -Graham Barton – Duke
2. (51) DL Brandon Fiske- Florida State
3. (84) WR Xavier Legette South Carolina
3. (98) CB Max Melton Rutgers
4. (119) OT Christian Jones Texas
5. (178) S Jaylon Carlies Missouri
6. (195) RB Dillon Johnson Washington
Works for me.
1 20 amarius mims ot georgia
2 51 zach frazier oc west virginia
3 84 ricky pearsall wr fl
3 98 andru phillips cb kentucky
4 119 maason smith dt lsu
6 178 luke mccaffrey wr rice
6 195 ryan watts s texas
I’d be very happy with this.
1- Jackson Powers-Johnson, C
2- Patrick Paul , OT
3- Malachi Corley , WR
3B, Cedric Johnson, Edge
4- Elijah Jones, CB
5- Cornelius Johnson, WR
6- Mine Edwards, OT
1 (20) – C, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
2 (51) – OT, Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
3 (84) – DT, Maason Smith, LSU
3 (98) – CB, Max Melton, Rutgers
4 (119) – WR, Jermaine Burton, Alabama
6 (178) – S, Dominique Hampton, Washington
6 (195) – LB, JD Bertrand, Notre Dame
UDFA
OT Travis Glover Jr, Georgis State
DT, Khristian Boyd, Northern Iowa
RB, Blake Watson, Memphis
CB, Daequan Hardy, Penn State
S, Ryan Watts III, Texas
Mach 1 (No Trades)
1 (20) – C, Graham Barton, Duke
2 (51) – WR, Ricky Pearsall, Florida
3 (84) – DT, Braden Fiske, Florida St.
3 (98) – OT, Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
4 (119) – CB, Andru Phillips, Kentucky
5 (178) – WR, Luke McCaffrey, Rice
6 (195) – DL, Logan Lee, Iowa
UDFA
C, Kingsley Eguakun, Florida
RB, Dillon Johnson, Washington
OG, Sataoa Laumea, Utah
LB, Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State
Edge, Justin Eboigbe, Alabama
Mach 2 (Yes Trades)
1 (23T) – CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
2 (56T) – C Zach Frazier W Virginia
3 (84) – DT, Braden Fiske, Florida St.
3 (99T) – OT, Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
4 (109T) – CB, Andru Phillips, Kentucky
5 (157T) – WR, Luke McCaffrey, Rice
6 (195) – S, Josh Proctor, Ohio State
UDFA
DT, Logan Lee, Iowa
WR, Tahj Washington, USC
OG, Sataoa Laumea, Utah
LB, Michael Barrett, Michigan
QB, Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
Very thoughtful trades EP!