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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (PIT)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (BAL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (BAL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Steelers clearly saw something nobody else did in Delmar Glaze, taking him 48 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Steelers indulged a want in Smith while a need in quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots stayed open. Job largely done: safety settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In No. 21 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at slot 64, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent the 85th overall pick on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They paid a round early for Khyree Jackson in pick No. 95, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick121 Rnd4 Delmar Glaze
A curious use of the 121st pick. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Delmar Glaze did not.
Pick199 Rnd6 Demani Richardson
Demani Richardson at the 199th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Whittington in slot 242 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick253 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Value said wait; Hayden Hatten in pick 253 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.