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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PIT)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (PIT)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (IND)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (IND)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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George Pickens
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Steelers finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Steelers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Winston Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Getting Sanders where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They let Omarion Hampton come to them and pounced at the 44th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick61 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They did well to land Alfred Collins in slot 61, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick83 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
A reach on Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 3, Pick 19; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo is a better player than pick No. 117 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers at the 156th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
A tidy little value on Jack Nelson in No. 185, a step better than break-even. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.