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Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
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Blake Fisher
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Singleton: B.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Nicholas Singleton, the No. 100 name on the board, sitting there at the 223rd overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If Smith pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Cameron Williams
In No. 25 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Jihaad Campbell worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jayden Higgins at Round 3, Pick 19 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in pick No. 89 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 121st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 Donovan Smith
They reached a country mile for Donovan Smith at pick 126, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at the 161st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Circle this one: Nicholas Singleton at slot 223 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
They robbed the room for Seth McLaughlin here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in Round 7, Pick 25 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Taking Jamon Dumas-Johnson in the 243rd pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.