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RUN ON JAN 1, 2024

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Johnson from sliding. Grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cornelius Johnson got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at slot 237.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is not that Amegadjie is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first.

Every board in the league had Frazier lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick No. 16. It fills a real need, too.
Pick48 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
No drama and no debate, Brian Thomas Jr. went about where he belonged in the 48th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A reach for Zach Frazier in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick116 Rnd4 Junior Colson
They took Junior Colson at par in the 116th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kiran Amegadjie adds an offensive lineman and leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick194 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick 194 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They barely believed it either: Cornelius Johnson still on the board at Round 7, Pick 17. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.