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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (PIT)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PHI)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Players Gained
Head Shot
Damone Clark
LB
Head Shot
Jadeveon Clowney
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB+
The Steelers won the night they stopped Melton from sliding. Grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Steelers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Melton makes the weekend a net positive.

The Paul pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
No drama and no debate, Jackson Powers-Johnson went about where he belonged in No. 33. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick51 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at the 51st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Patrick Paul adds an offensive lineman and leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
They will replay Kamren Kinchens at the Round 3 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick98 Rnd3 Max Melton
Taking Max Melton in the 98th pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
They barely believed it either: Jalen McMillan still on the board at slot 120. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Grayson Murphy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick178 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the 178th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.