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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (GB)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Myers
C
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B.

The Steelers bet big and early on Sam Hartman, 63 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Benson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The Josh Myers pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In the 25th pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at pick 84 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Trey Benson
Trey Benson is a better player than pick No. 98 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick119 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A straight-up fair deal on Blake Fisher at slot 119, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Nothing to complain about; Tyler Davis went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
The board had cheaper options than Tanor Bortolini at No. 178, and it noticed. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick195 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A wild overpay on Sam Hartman in pick 195, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.