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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Steelers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 53 on Will Howard a full 80 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Getting Neal where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 22 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Will Howard
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Will Howard well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
The board had cheaper options than Ajani Cornelius at Round 3, Pick 20, and it noticed. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick120 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
You do not let a cornerback like Maxwell Hairston reach slot 120 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick154 Rnd5 Devin Neal
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Devin Neal in the 154th overall pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223 Rnd7 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick229 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at pick 229 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Smith this early at the 242nd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.