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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 7: the Steelers steal Giddens and grade out a B.

The Steelers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: DJ Giddens, the No. 176 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Pegues has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the Round 1 slot they get a lockdown presence outside, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kaleb Johnson in pick No. 52. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in the 83rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A conviction pick on Darius Alexander at the 122nd pick that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
Value said wait; JJ Pegues in Round 5, Pick 24 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at pick 225 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ricky White III
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ricky White III in slot 231, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson in No. 247 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.