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RUN ON JAN 1, 2024

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Draft 2

  • pen76 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (PIT)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (PIT)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BUF)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (GB)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Kiondre Thomas
CB
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Chestnut from sliding. Grade: B+.

The Steelers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Duce Chestnut fell into Round 7, Pick 17. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots went begging.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 26 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
No drama and no debate, Brian Thomas Jr. went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 16. It fills a real need, too.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They did well to land Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick No. 49, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
A straight-up fair deal on Matt Goncalves at the 99th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick116 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They let Tommy Eichenberg come to them and pounced at slot 116. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick117 Rnd4 Beau Brade
Good price on Beau Brade in pick 117, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots to take Donovan Jackson, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
No edge and no loss on Jaden Hicks in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They paid sticker price for Jordan Travis in No. 135, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They read the board right and Curtis Jacobs was the payoff at pick 217. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Duce Chestnut
Duce Chestnut at pick No. 237 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.