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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Steelers get a C+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Steelers reached some 56 spots for Roger Rosengarten, and value like that does not grow back. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots went begging. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In the 20th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. More want than need.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 52, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 20 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Roger Rosengarten at offensive lineman with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots open.
Pick120 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in the 120th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams in pick No. 198 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Devin Leary
Devin Leary in slot 241 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.