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  • vacaciones DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ATL)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ray-Ray McCloud III
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Steelers.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jack Kiser had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 29, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Smith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in No. 52 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
A quiet steal in the 83rd pick: Jalen Royals for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the Round 4 slot 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.
Pick121 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
The board fumbled Quinshon Judkins all the way to Round 4, Pick 20, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at pick 161 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick223 Rnd7 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in slot 223 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Smith this early at No. 229. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in the 245th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.