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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers land in the muddy middle: C+.

The war room fell hard for Tanor Bortolini, and it showed at pick 119: 67 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The Bortolini pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, safety and other spots still on the board. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 20 they get a long-term starter on the line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
A big swing on Mike Sainristil at the 51st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A conviction pick on Brenden Rice at No. 84 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A premium they did not need to pay, Maason Smith a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tanor Bortolini
A want over a need in the 119th pick: Tanor Bortolini adds an offensive lineman while quarterback, safety and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick178 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
They paid sticker price for Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 178, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Logan Lee
They paid a round early for Logan Lee in No. 195, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.