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Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (HOU)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (HOU)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Players traded away
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Steelers: C+.

The Steelers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 194 on Carson Steele a full 100 spots early.

The Cowing pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

The Steelers indulged a want in Frazier while a need in interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots stayed open.

If Edgerrin Cooper and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
In No. 26 they get a green-dot type in the middle, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Good price on T.J. Tampa in slot 48, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick49 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the 49th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots to take Zach Frazier, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick116 Rnd4 Max Melton
No edge and no loss on Max Melton in pick No. 116; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 James Williams
They liked James Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in the 117th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
A reach on Cole Bishop in Round 5, Pick 1; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the 138th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They jumped the gun on Joe Milton III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at pick No. 194 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
A straight-up fair deal on Joshua Gray at slot 237, value and slot in agreement. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.