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Draft Selections
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureA
The phones sank the Steelers this weekend: C.

The Steelers torched the value chart for Jacob Parrish, taking him 38 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The final tally is a middling C.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Landing Higgins that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick74 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at slot 74 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at No. 79 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jacob Parrish
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jacob Parrish this early at Round 3, Pick 19. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in the 156th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
No edge and no loss on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 185; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Stacking talent where they were already deep.