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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (CLE)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (BUF)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ARI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureC+
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Burton: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jermaine Burton had no business being available in the 85th overall pick, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They will need Limmer to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 21 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. More want than need.
Pick55 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
A straight-up fair deal on Brandon Dorlus at Round 2, Pick 23, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Denzel Burke at No. 66 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Somehow Jermaine Burton was still sitting there in the 85th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They paid a round early for Tommy Eichenberg in pick 120, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 129th overall pick on Beaux Limmer with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick199 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
No edge and no loss on Josh Proctor in slot 199; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A tidy bit of business in the 242nd overall pick, where Sam Hartman graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.