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  • Willx65 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Steelers: B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Donovan Smith; the Steelers did not wait, grabbing him 89 spots ahead at the 185th overall pick.

Getting Thornton Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nothing to complain about; Nick Emmanwori went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darien Porter
No drama and no debate, Darien Porter went about where he belonged in pick 79. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in Round 3, Pick 19 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Bhayshul Tuten
A wild overpay on Bhayshul Tuten in slot 123, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick156 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at the 156th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick185 Rnd6 Donovan Smith
A real head-scratcher, Donovan Smith in No. 185 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They will replay Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 229 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.