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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PHI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (LAR)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Kelee Ringo
CB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureC
The Steelers let Bertrand fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Whoever sat across the table from the Steelers should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Bertrand pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 22nd pick they get a blindside protector. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A slide stopped in pick No. 51, with Payton Wilson worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at the 84th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Value with a capital V on Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in No. 93, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Sataoa Laumea while clear needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jalyx Hunt in Round 6, Pick 2. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick197 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing M.J. Devonshire in the 197th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
You do not let a linebacker like JD Bertrand reach Round 7, Pick 18 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.