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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: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (PIT)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (DEN)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 119th pick: the Steelers steal Baker and grade out a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Javon Baker, pick No. 119, roughly 28 picks past where he belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Frazier pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 20 they get a cornerstone up front, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Zach Frazier in the 52nd overall pick leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A tidy bit of business in pick 84, where Mike Sainristil graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They took Brenden Rice at par in the 98th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119 Rnd4 Javon Baker
They barely believed it either: Javon Baker still on the board at slot 119. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki at No. 145 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick154 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 5 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy in Round 6, Pick 20 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.