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Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Chambers from sliding. Grade: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Steele Chambers slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at No. 244. Highway robbery.

It is not that Beebe is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at fair value. More want than need.
Pick55 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in Round 2, Pick 23 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Good price on Brenden Rice in the 87th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at No. 122 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Cooper Beebe while clear needs at safety, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick201 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Steal is underselling it; Sam Hartman at slot 201 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers in the 244th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.