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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (PIT)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ATL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (ATL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

Of all the ways to open, the Steelers chose the head-scratcher, spending the 119th overall pick on Matt Goncalves with quarterback, safety and other spots still wide open.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 20th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
Pick43 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A straight-up fair deal on Keon Coleman at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
They did well to land Kris Abrams-Draine in Round 3, Pick 20, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Maason Smith
By-the-book stuff, Maason Smith at the 109th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A curious use of pick 119. Quarterback, safety and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Matt Goncalves did not.
Pick178 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty'Ron Hopper. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick195 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in the 195th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.