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  • Jmk41285 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (PIT)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (SF)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tashaun Gipson Sr.
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureA+
The Steelers won the night they stopped Rakestraw Jr. from sliding. Grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick No. 120 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The Steelers indulged a want in Goncalves while a need in quarterback, safety and other spots stayed open. On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 52 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the 84th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick119 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Matt Goncalves while clear needs at quarterback, safety and other spots sat open.
Pick120 Rnd4 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick No. 120, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick198 Rnd6 Austin Booker
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick 198 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick215 Rnd6 Daequan Hardy
They paid up for Daequan Hardy at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Matthew Jones at No. 241, value and slot in agreement. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.