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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeremy Flax
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB+
The Steelers let Sanders fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

When a board-topper like Raheim Sanders slides to the 247th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not.

Every board in the league had Lacy lower, and that gap is the story. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Circle this one: Dylan Sampson at the 83rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 122 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick140 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in Round 5, Pick 1 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Somehow Tyler Shough was still sitting there in the 163rd pick, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in pick No. 225 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at slot 231 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
A running back of that caliber at pick 247 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.