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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (DEN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Hard to follow the map here. The Steelers bypassed quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Zach Frazier at slot 51, a spot they had covered. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The cost of the McCaffrey reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 26 they get a building block for the line at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Zach Frazier, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Nice patience on Mike Sainristil, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 20. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick92 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A tidy little value on Jaden Hicks in slot 92, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in No. 98. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick119 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in the 119th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A reach on Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 136; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.