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Draft Selections
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Ray-Ray McCloud III
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Steelers bled value on every deal, hence the D.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Jacob Parrish at the Round 3 slot, roughly 37 spots before his name belonged.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They banked enough surplus on Winston Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jayden Higgins in slot 57, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jacob Parrish
A wild overpay on Jacob Parrish in No. 83, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to the 123rd pick, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
They took Damien Martinez at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 9 is lovely value for the running back. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams in the 229th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.