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Draft Selections
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (PIT)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CHI)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Henry To'oTo'o
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
Grand theft in the 245th overall pick: the Steelers steal Moss and grade out a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Le'Veon Moss slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at the Round 7 slot. Highway robbery.

Wedig has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Henry To'oTo'o pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick 83 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
By-the-book stuff, Maxwell Hairston at the 89th pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at slot 121 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in pick No. 126 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick147 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They will replay Lathan Ransom at the 147th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Somehow Danny Stutsman was still sitting there in No. 161, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick209 Rnd6 Trey Wedig
Trey Wedig at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick223 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A real head-scratcher, Thor Griffith in Round 7, Pick 7 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick229 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
Joey Slackman at No. 229 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
You do not let a running back like Le'Veon Moss reach pick No. 245 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.