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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. Will Sheppard at slot 247 is 62 spots clear of where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Mukuba steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 21st pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Alfred Collins. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in No. 83 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at slot 122 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
They reached a country mile for Jordan Hancock at the 163rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in Round 7, Pick 9 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick231 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at the 231st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
A wild overpay on Will Sheppard in slot 247, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.