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12-27-23

  • sanador DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (BUF)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (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- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B to prove it.

Some picks age like wine; Sam Hartman at pick No. 237 will need to, sitting 23 spots clear of his grade. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That Walker pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. With interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 30th overall pick they get a building block for the line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 50 with a little surplus value in Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. The roster fit checks out.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kalen King
Fair-plus on Kalen King, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at pick 62 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Zach Frazier adds an offensive lineman while interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A curious use of the 99th pick. Interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Zak Zinter did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at pick 121 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Keith Randolph Jr. at Round 6, Pick 19 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at slot 237 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.