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RUN ON APR 24, 2024

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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PIT)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for Tommy Eichenberg, 48 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

It is not that Fisher is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Fisher at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a blindside protector. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 84 on Blake Fisher with quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved.
Pick98 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tommy Eichenberg. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Caedan Wallace
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, safety and other spots to take Caedan Wallace, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick168 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
By-the-book stuff, Braiden McGregor at slot 168 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaden Crumedy well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.