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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Steelers: C+.

For all the boxes ticked, the Steelers skipped the loudest one: quarterback is exactly as bare as it was.

The cost of the Conerly Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

If Josh Conerly Jr. and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In pick 21 they get a building block for the line, reach and all.
Pick83 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Nice patience on Isaiah Bond, who had no business lasting to No. 83. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
The board had Terrance Ferguson higher than the 123rd pick, and the tight end fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick156 Rnd5 James Burnip
A straight-up fair deal on James Burnip at the 156th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Shemar James
They jumped the gun on Shemar James, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.