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  • sanador DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
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PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alex Highsmith
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB
The Steelers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

Somebody took the Steelers to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while edge rusher, running back and other spots went begging. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Landing Bernard that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

If Caleb Lomu and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the 21st overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A curious use of the 53rd pick. Edge rusher, running back and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Emmanuel Pregnon did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in slot 76 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A reach on Darrell Jackson Jr. in pick No. 85; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at Round 3, Pick 35 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick135 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They let Davison Igbinosun come to them and pounced at pick 135. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at No. 161 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
A straight-up fair deal on Keyshaun Elliott at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Good price on Jeff Caldwell in the 224th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Nothing to complain about; Zavion Thomas went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They paid up for Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 237 when waiting would have done the job. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.