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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Steelers. For now, C+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Steelers reached some 59 spots for Khristian Boyd, and value like that does not grow back.

However the rest shakes out, Oladapo at that price is a win they earned. It is not that Fisher is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 20 they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They paid sticker price for Xavier Worthy in slot 51, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the 84th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Blake Fisher in Round 3, Pick 35 leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick119 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
A wild overpay on Khristian Boyd in the 119th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Somehow Kitan Oladapo was still sitting there in No. 178, and they pounced on premier safety value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick195 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick 195 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.