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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jackson Powers-Johnson at slot 26 is 25 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. However the rest shakes out, Driskell at that price is a win they earned.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 26 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Fair-plus on Kris Jenkins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in the 58th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at pick No. 84 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They went early on Jordan Travis in Round 4, Pick 19, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
The board had cheaper options than James Williams at pick 120, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
They let Ethan Driskell come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick241 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin is a better player than pick No. 241 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.