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Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Jordan Whittington; the Steelers did not wait, grabbing him 39 spots ahead at Round 6, Pick 20. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In No. 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A reasonable price with a little left over, Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 51. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the 84th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They took Maason Smith at par in the 98th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
A premium they did not need to pay, Jalyx Hunt a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joe Milton III in the Round 6 slot, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
They reached into another round for Jordan Whittington, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.