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2-28-24

Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Eyabi Okie-Anoma at slot 238, roughly 26 spots before his name belonged.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in pick 51 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A reach for Brenden Rice in the 84th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 120 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick197 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
A reach on Nathan Thomas in No. 197; the board had better options right there. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick238 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Eyabi Okie-Anoma at pick No. 238 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.