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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (PIT)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PIT)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (SF)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (SF)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Players traded away
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Dan Moore Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB- TradesC- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Steelers: C+.

Of all the ways to open, the Steelers chose the head-scratcher, spending pick 124 on Matt Goncalves with quarterback and running back still wide open. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

They will need Nourzad to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Goncalves falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line. More want than need.
Pick74 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in the 74th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Renardo Green
No drama and no debate, Renardo Green went about where he belonged in No. 79. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Nothing to complain about; Brandon Dorlus went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A conviction pick on Mekhi Wingo at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback and running back to take Matt Goncalves, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick143 Rnd5 Hunter Nourzad
Hunter Nourzad at pick No. 143 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick172 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Good price on Kamal Hadden in Round 5, Pick 36, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick197 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
A tidy little value on M.J. Devonshire in pick 197, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All is a better player than Round 6, Pick 36 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nathaniel Watson. A need, and now a little less of one.