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Draft Selections
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
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
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
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
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Hunt
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Connor Heyward
TE
Head Shot
Montravius Adams
DT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Steelers a B+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: John Williams in slot 229, a good 37 spots before the room expected him.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Judkins.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Quinshon Judkins in the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick102 Rnd3 Jacob Parrish
Value said wait; Jacob Parrish in pick 102 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Fair-plus on Tory Horton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
They reached into another round for Tyler Shough, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at slot 156 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick185 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in No. 185 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
They reached a country mile for John Williams at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.