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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Mondon Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Smael Mondon Jr. got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at Round 7, Pick 29. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They are betting Wedig proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick No. 21 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in pick 52, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Value with a capital V on Jayden Higgins in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
The board fumbled Dylan Sampson all the way to No. 121, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
They reached into another round for Miles Frazier, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
Trey Wedig at the 223rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick229 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
They will replay Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 7, Pick 29 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.