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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAC)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Stout. Final grade: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Upton Stout slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at slot 247. Highway robbery.

The Lachey reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In slot 21 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in the 58th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick 86 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips slid further than he should have, and pick No. 122 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in the 124th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick163 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Luke Lachey well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A wild overpay on Donovan Smith in Round 7, Pick 7, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick231 Rnd7 John Williams
They jumped the gun on John Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Somehow Upton Stout was still sitting there in No. 247, and they pounced on premier safety value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.