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Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 85 lands the Steelers a B-, McNeil-Warren and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Emmanuel McNeil-Warren got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at pick 85. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will need Nussmeier to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the 21st pick they get protection for the quarterback. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
They talked themselves into Garrett Nussmeier at the 53rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deion Burks
They liked Deion Burks enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 76. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 85 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in slot 99 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jack Endries
They read the board right and Jack Endries was the payoff at pick 135. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Demond Claiborne. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Cole Payton in the 216th pick, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
A conviction pick on Isaiah Jatta at the 224th overall pick that the board grades a round light. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick230 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at slot 230 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick237 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
The board fumbled Zavion Thomas all the way to No. 237, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.