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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Players Gained
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SirVocea Dennis
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
The Steelers kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for Hunter Nourzad, 32 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Nourzad pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

That Melton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Joe Alt slipping to No. 20 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick51 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
They paid a round early for Ricky Pearsall in slot 51, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Renardo Green at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Max Melton
Circle this one: Max Melton at pick No. 98 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick119 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick 119 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
A curious use of the 125th overall pick. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Hunter Nourzad did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
A big swing on Keith Randolph Jr. at the 195th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
They let Jaylan Ford come to them and pounced at No. 222. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.