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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for McCord. Final grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kyle McCord, Round 5, Pick 24, roughly 38 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They are betting Hemingway proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

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.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
No edge and no loss on Zy Alexander in slot 52; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Quinshon Judkins in the 83rd pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius slipping to No. 122 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord in pick 163 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
A wild overpay on Miles Frazier in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They talked themselves into Tonka Hemingway at the 231st overall pick, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They will replay Jamon Dumas-Johnson at pick No. 247 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.