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Draft Selections
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (PIT)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A franchise passer in Dart headlines a B weekend for the Steelers.

Start where it matters. The Steelers took Jaxson Dart to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If Lacy pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. The Jackson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In the 29th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Quinshon Judkins. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
No drama and no debate, Ozzy Trapilo went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick123 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in the 123rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick157 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 157, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
By-the-book stuff, Dorian Strong at No. 162 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jay Higgins in Round 6, Pick 9, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson slid further than he should have, and slot 229 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick235 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at No. 235 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
They reached into another round for Kyren Lacy, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.