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Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (PIT)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Players Gained
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Dorance Armstrong
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
The Steelers let Smith-Wade fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Chau Smith-Wade, the No. 162 name on the board, sitting there at No. 198 like a gift left on the doorstep. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They liked T'Vondre Sweat enough to skip the value, taking him in the 52nd overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
They paid sticker price for Spencer Rattler in the 84th pick, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at pick 119 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick120 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Justin Eboigbe. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Christian Jones well ahead of where he belonged. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick198 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
You do not let a cornerback like Chau Smith-Wade reach slot 198 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at pick No. 241 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.