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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Aydan White
CB NC State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DEN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cam Robinson
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesC FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Mondon Jr.: B+.

When a board-topper like Smael Mondon Jr. slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not.

The cost of the Thornton Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Kandra pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick53 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
You do not let a wide receiver like Luther Burden III reach pick No. 53 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in slot 84 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
They reached a country mile for Jack Nelson at Round 3, Pick 33, and the board is aghast. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick118 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Luke Kandra in the Round 4 slot leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
A safety of that caliber at pick 123 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick126 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 126th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 138 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DeMonte Capehart. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at Round 6, Pick 20 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 223 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Aydan White
Aydan White at pick No. 229 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick242 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at the 242nd pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.