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3-2-24

Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Kingsley Eguakun Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kingsley Eguakun
C Florida
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Steelers: B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Kingsley Eguakun in No. 238, a good 44 spots before the room expected him. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 20 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value.
Pick51 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at pick No. 51 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at No. 84 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick120 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid sticker price for Javon Foster in the 120th pick, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in Round 4, Pick 21 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kingsley Eguakun
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kingsley Eguakun this early at pick No. 238. Stacking talent where they were already deep.