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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Steelers took Gabe Hall a full 45 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Thomas Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Steelers indulged a want in Fisher while a need in quarterback, safety and other spots stayed open.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 20th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Circle this one: Brian Thomas Jr. at the 51st pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A surprising call. With quarterback, safety and other spots still to address, they spent slot 84 on Blake Fisher, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cam Hart
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Hart at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at No. 119 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick178 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at Round 6, Pick 3 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
They reached into another round for Jaden Crumedy, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.