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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (PIT)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (PIT)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (PIT)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (ATL)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players traded away
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Kenny Pickett
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a D-.

Some picks age like wine; Carson Steele at Round 6, Pick 19 will need to, sitting 100 spots clear of his grade.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On value alone, Abrams-Draine makes the weekend a net positive.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
Nice patience on Kris Abrams-Draine, who had no business lasting to slot 48. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick56 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 56th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
The board had cheaper options than McKinnley Jackson at Round 3, Pick 10, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Rod Moore
A straight-up fair deal on Rod Moore at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick116 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at the 116th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth at No. 147 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick185 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They paid up for Joe Milton III at the 185th pick when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Carson Steele
Carson Steele in slot 194 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ricky Pearsall
Nothing to complain about; Ricky Pearsall went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
A conviction pick on Joshua Gray at pick No. 228 that the board grades a round light. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
They jumped the gun on Ben Bywater, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.