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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Hjalte Froholdt
OG
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Steelers a B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Steelers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging. Every board in the league had Cole lower, and that gap is the story.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Landing Walker that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 27th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 51 on Kingsley Suamataia with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at No. 71 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cam Hart
They paid sticker price for Cam Hart in pick No. 98, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Value with a capital V on Brenden Rice in Round 4, Pick 4, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 119th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole in slot 178 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at slot 195 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.