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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Gordon II: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ollie Gordon II at No. 231 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 21 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
No edge and no loss on Marcus Mbow in the 52nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick83 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Danny Stutsman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at No. 122 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
A quarterback of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They will replay KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick 225 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at Round 7, Pick 13. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kitan Crawford
A slide stopped in the 247th pick, with Kitan Crawford worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.