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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PIT)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Abrams-Draine: B.

When a board-topper like Kris Abrams-Draine slides to the 119th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Frazier pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. Every board in the league had Pearl lower, and that gap is the story.

They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick55 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Zach Frazier while clear needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick84 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Taking Xavier Worthy in the 84th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in slot 98 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They robbed the room for Kris Abrams-Draine here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
They let Jacob Cowing come to them and pounced at pick 155. The roster fit checks out.
Pick158 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Somehow Josh Newton was still sitting there in the 158th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at pick No. 178 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
A conviction pick on Julian Pearl at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.