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Draft Selections
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (PIT)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Austin Johnson
DT
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Jamaree Salyer
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureA+
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Curtis Jacobs in pick 140, a good 57 spots before the room expected him.

It is not that Nourzad is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Steelers paired the rookies with proven help, Jamaree Salyer leading the way.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A reach for Xavier Worthy in slot 51; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Patrick Paul. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 Kalen King
A real head-scratcher, Kalen King in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Hunter Nourzad
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Hunter Nourzad at offensive lineman with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick119 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
A want over a need in No. 119: Trevor Keegan adds an offensive lineman while quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick120 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke McCaffrey well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Curtis Jacobs this early at the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
No drama and no debate, Ty'Ron Hopper went about where he belonged in No. 178. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the 195th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.