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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 238 on Sam Hartman a full 45 spots early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 20 they get a blindside protector, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No edge and no loss on T.J. Tampa in slot 51; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A big swing on Cedric Gray at the 84th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick 120 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on McKinnley Jackson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
They paid up for Keith Randolph Jr. at the 197th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Hartman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.