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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Aydan White Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (PIT)
Aydan White
CB NC State
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (PIT)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (PIT)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 7 (PIT)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (ARI)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Steelers let Ransom fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Lathan Ransom tumbling to the Steelers in slot 196 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Walter Nolen in pick 46. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Garrett Nussmeier
A slide stopped in pick No. 78, with Garrett Nussmeier worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Aydan White
They read the board right and Aydan White was the payoff at the 142nd overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick146 Rnd5 Riley Mahlman
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick184 Rnd6 Julian Fleming
A quiet steal in the 184th pick: Julian Fleming for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick196 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter in No. 206 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.