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Draft Selections
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Hunt
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Steelers a B+.

The war room fell hard for John Williams, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 13: 37 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Thomas at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick83 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in the 83rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
A conviction pick on Hollin Pierce at Round 4, Pick 21 that the board grades a round light. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick156 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A straight-up fair deal on Bhayshul Tuten at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick185 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
No edge and no loss on JJ Pegues in No. 185; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
Value said wait; John Williams in the 229th pick says they were not listening. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.