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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (HOU)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Traded
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

For all the boxes ticked, the Steelers skipped the loudest one: interior defensive lineman is exactly as bare as it was.

King has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 20 they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Pick35 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
Nothing to complain about; J.J. McCarthy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
The board had cheaper options than Ainias Smith at Round 4, Pick 20, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kalen King
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kalen King well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylan Ford. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick245 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
They took LaDarius Henderson at par in pick 245, which is nothing to complain about. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
They paid up for Jalen Coker at the 250th pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.