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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (PIT)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TB)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TEN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (TEN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB-
The Steelers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The war room fell hard for Jaylan Ford, and it showed at pick 174: 31 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Fisher is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The Sainristil pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Job largely done: safety settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In pick 28 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Worthy at pick No. 51, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at Round 3, Pick 20 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
A tidy little value on Jaden Hicks in the 89th overall pick, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Blake Fisher adds an offensive lineman while quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick134 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson slid further than he should have, and slot 134 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Thomas at Round 5, Pick 10, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Value said wait; Jaylan Ford in the 174th overall pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.