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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NE)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dan Moore Jr.
OT
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Kenny Pickett
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent Round 6, Pick 20 on Frank Gore Jr., a name most had 32 spots down the list.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with edge rusher, linebacker and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The Vaki pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 23 they get a true top target at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Abrams-Draine at pick 84, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the 98th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, linebacker and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jordan Travis. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick178 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
You do not let a safety like Sione Vaki reach pick 178 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A wild overpay on Frank Gore Jr. in Round 6, Pick 20, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.