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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CLE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CHI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Houston
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Steelers.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 29, a good 29 spots before the room expected him. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Goncalves pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots. The Nubin pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 26 they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
The board had Tyler Nubin higher than the Round 2 slot, and the safety fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in pick No. 84 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick92 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Value said wait; Brenden Rice in the 92nd overall pick says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick98 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Matt Goncalves at offensive lineman with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots open.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen McMillan at pick 119. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in the 156th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick178 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Edefuan Ulofoshio. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.