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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (PIT)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Steelers robbed the room for Mullings. Final grade: B-.

The Steelers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Kalel Mullings fell into pick No. 223. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Matthew Golden for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in No. 83 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Steal is underselling it; Dylan Sampson at the 121st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Taking Demetrius Knight Jr. in Round 5, Pick 11 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
No drama and no debate, Jaeden Roberts went about where he belonged in the 161st overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 223 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Circle this one: Cody Simon at pick 229 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at slot 245 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.