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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PIT)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (TB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (TB)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Patrick O'Connor
DE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

The Gabe Hall pick is the one that will follow the Steelers into the fall. They took him 26 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Van Pran pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That Wallace pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
They bypassed pressing needs at safety, edge rusher and other spots to take Sedrick Van Pran, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick92 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at Round 3, Pick 29 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A reach on Cedric Gray in the 98th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
They reached into another round for Ainias Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on McKinnley Jackson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at pick No. 178 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick195 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Value said wait; Gabe Hall in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick246 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
They let Trevin Wallace come to them and pounced at No. 246. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.