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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Ohio
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 1, Pick 20, roughly 31 spots before his name belonged. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

The Steelers indulged a want in Suamataia while a need in interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots stayed open. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

If Jackson Powers-Johnson and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 52nd pick on Kingsley Suamataia with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots unsolved.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in slot 120 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tommy Eichenberg. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
They paid up for Rasheen Ali at Round 6, Pick 23 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
They reached into another round for Kurtis Rourke, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.