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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (GB)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (GB)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (GB)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Lambert-Smith fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like KeAndre Lambert-Smith slides to Round 7, Pick 29, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick No. 21 they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot.
Pick52 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
Fair-plus on JT Tuimoloau, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins is a better player than Round 3, Pick 19 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Somehow Jalen Milroe was still sitting there in the 123rd pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jaylen Reed in the 225th overall pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
They took Ty Hamilton at par in No. 231, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jarquez Hunter at pick 239 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They will replay KeAndre Lambert-Smith at slot 247 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.