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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players traded away
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Diontae Johnson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueC NeedB- TradesD FutureB-
The Steelers let Clark fall and pounced. Final grade: C.

The Steelers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and De'Corian Clark fell into the Round 7 slot. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Powers-Johnson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Steelers indulged a want in Suamataia while a need in edge rusher, running back and other spots stayed open.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 27 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection. More want than need.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Kingsley Suamataia in pick 52 leaves edge rusher, running back and other spots for later.
Pick66 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in the 66th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on McKinnley Jackson at No. 84, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in pick No. 120 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
The board had cheaper options than Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 21, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Travis at the 133rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick158 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A reach on Kitan Oladapo in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in No. 198 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
They barely believed it either: De'Corian Clark still on the board at pick No. 238. It patches a soft spot without any drama.