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RUN ON APR 1, 2024

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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (PIT)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (BUF)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Steelers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Steelers torched the value chart for Trajan Jeffcoat, taking him 113 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Getting DeJean where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Nourzad pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety still on the board.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 23 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 28 they get a building block for the line at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
They barely believed it either: Cooper DeJean still on the board at slot 51. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick60 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
The board fumbled Xavier Legette all the way to Round 2, Pick 28, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 James Williams
James Williams in the Round 3 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 108 on Hunter Nourzad with safety unsolved.
Pick119 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They left a pile of value on the table to take Luke McCaffrey this early at pick 119. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Taking Will Shipley in the 128th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They liked Tommy Eichenberg enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 129. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick134 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Blake Fisher at offensive lineman with safety open.
Pick144 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Theo Johnson at No. 144 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at Round 5, Pick 24 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jordan Travis
They did well to land Jordan Travis in slot 178, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Trajan Jeffcoat
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trajan Jeffcoat well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.