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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Steelers took Taulia Tagovailoa a full 38 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That Puni pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots went begging. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 20 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 51 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Patrick Paul at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A tidy bit of business in No. 120, where Cole Bishop graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick121 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 121st pick on Dominick Puni with interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick197 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
They robbed the room for Ty'Ron Hopper here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at No. 238 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.