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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (ATL)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (IND)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CIN)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA NeedB- TradesD FutureA+
The Steelers let Brooks fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Steelers watched Tahj Brooks slide 131 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The Travis pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick65 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at slot 65 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke slipping to No. 80 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
The board had Jalen Royals higher than Round 3, Pick 19, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
The board fumbled Kaleb Johnson all the way to the 89th pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tai Felton
They read the board right and Tai Felton was the payoff at the 103rd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 121 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
You do not let an offensive lineman like Luke Kandra reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick161 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Circle this one: Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 161 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Brant Kuithe in the 219th pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Somehow Jonas Sanker was still sitting there in pick No. 223, and they pounced on premier safety value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A wild overpay on Jalen Travis in slot 229, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick242 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
They robbed the room for Tahj Brooks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.