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Draft Selections
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PIT)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (CAR)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Diontae Johnson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
The phones sank the Steelers this weekend: C.

The Steelers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 195 on Austin Reed a full 79 spots early.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The Limmer pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, linebacker and other spots still on the board. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A straight-up fair deal on Ladd McConkey at Round 2, Pick 2, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in slot 51, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at the 68th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick84 Rnd3 DJ James
Fair-plus on DJ James, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mekhi Wingo. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 120 on Beaux Limmer with edge rusher, linebacker and other spots unsolved.
Pick178 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
Delmar Glaze at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick195 Rnd6 Austin Reed
Value said wait; Austin Reed in slot 195 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.