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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Mitch Trubisky
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B to prove it.

Of all the ways to open, the Steelers chose the head-scratcher, spending No. 44 on Jackson Powers-Johnson with interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots still wide open.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The King pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will need Travis to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 24 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. More want than need.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 44 leaves interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kalen King
Nice patience on Kalen King, who had no business lasting to the 52nd pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Value with a capital V on Junior Colson in No. 84, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at pick 119 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They paid a round early for Jordan Travis in the Round 4 slot, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 23 with a little surplus value in De'Corian Clark. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A straight-up fair deal on Eric Gentry at pick No. 241, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.