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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (PIT)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
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
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PIT)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (TB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIN)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Devin White
LB
Head Shot
Blake Whiteheart
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kenny Pickett
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesC FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Steelers.

Nobody had Trajan Jeffcoat this high, and it is not close. The Steelers reached 106 spots to get him at the 197th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The Simpson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
They did well to land Malik Nabers in pick No. 11, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 JC Latham
JC Latham at the 34th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They barely believed it either: Kool-Aid McKinstry still on the board at the Round 2 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick57 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Payton Wilson in slot 57. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick66 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in pick 66 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick87 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Circle this one: T.J. Tampa at No. 87 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Value with a capital V on Cole Bishop in pick 120, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 121st pick on Dominick Puni with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick137 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in slot 137 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the 188th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick197 Rnd6 Trajan Jeffcoat
They talked themselves into Trajan Jeffcoat at pick No. 197, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They went early on Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 7, Pick 18, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.