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  • ZachVT4 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Bassa: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jeffrey Bassa had no business being available in the Round 5 slot, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

If Matavao pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 21 they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot.
Pick52 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marcus Mbow. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick83 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at No. 83 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 122, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
They barely believed it either: Jeffrey Bassa still on the board at the 163rd overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
They took Mac McWilliams at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
A big swing on Moliki Matavao at Round 7, Pick 13, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Logan Parr
No drama and no debate, Logan Parr went about where he belonged in the 247th pick. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.