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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PIT)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PIT)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (KC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (CAR)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Players traded away
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Allen Robinson II
WR
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Elandon Roberts
LB
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Kwon Alexander
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Grand theft in the 120th pick: the Steelers steal Wilson and grade out a C.

You could see the war room lean forward. Payton Wilson at No. 120 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Hit on Joe Alt and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 20th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick52 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Quinyon Mitchell in pick 52, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 20 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Payton Wilson at the 120th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Leonard Taylor III graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 Renardo Green
Good price on Renardo Green in pick No. 158, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at No. 165 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick172 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
No edge and no loss on Cody Schrader in slot 172; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
They read the board right and Kitan Oladapo was the payoff at pick 180. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
They paid sticker price for Aki Ogunbiyi in the 198th overall pick, and that is fine. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick219 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
No drama and no debate, Sam Hartman went about where he belonged in slot 219. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Taking Omar Speights in the 238th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.