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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (DET)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DET)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC FutureB
Hairston should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Maxwell Hairston got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at slot 122.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A tidy bit of business in the 52nd pick, where Kaleb Johnson graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Somehow Maxwell Hairston was still sitting there in slot 122, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick133 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at pick 133. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
You do not let a quarterback like Kyle McCord reach Round 5, Pick 24 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board fumbled Dont'e Thornton Jr. all the way to pick No. 225, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at the 247th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.