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  • MSalvant DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

The tape said wait; the Steelers did not. Riley Mahlman went at slot 230, a good 62 picks before the board was ready. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. However the rest shakes out, Scott at that price is a win they earned.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 21 they get a three-down second-level presence. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Nice patience on Emmanuel Pregnon, who had no business lasting to the 53rd overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick76 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Keionte Scott at Round 3, Pick 12. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in No. 85 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
A quiet steal in slot 99: Skyler Bell for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at pick No. 121 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drew Allar. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in the 161st pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 John Michael Gyllenborg
A premium they did not need to pay, John Michael Gyllenborg a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
A tidy little value on Keyshaun Elliott in No. 224, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
A wild overpay on Riley Mahlman in Round 7, Pick 14, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick237 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in pick 237 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.