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  • bobzewe DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (PIT)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (PIT)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PIT)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (PIT)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jerry Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jerry Wilson
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (IND)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 4 (SF)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (DAL)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (SF)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (CLE)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Quintrevion Wisner Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (SF)
Quintrevion Wisner
RB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrus Peat
OG
Head Shot
Mason Cole
C
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Steelers this weekend: C+.

Nobody had DJ Campbell this high, and it is not close. The Steelers reached 43 spots to get him at the 143rd overall pick. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The Steelers indulged a want in Jones while a need in edge rusher and running back stayed open. Sellers falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Hit on Mansoor Delane and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In No. 27 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value.
Pick75 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
No drama and no debate, A.J. Haulcy went about where he belonged in slot 75. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick78 Rnd3 LaNorris Sellers
They let LaNorris Sellers come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ian Strong
Fair-plus on Ian Strong, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cayden Green
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cayden Green. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick99 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They jumped the gun on D'Angelo Ponds, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries in pick No. 110 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick124 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They paid sticker price for Bryce Lance in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
A straight-up fair deal on Bray Hubbard at No. 139, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick140 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Logan Jones adds an offensive lineman and leaves edge rusher and running back untouched.
Pick143 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at pick 143 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid a round early for Jacob Rodriguez in Round 5, Pick 9, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves at the 165th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
No edge and no loss on Bryce Boettcher in slot 174; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick179 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny at the 179th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
They reached a country mile for Lee Hunter at pick 181, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A real head-scratcher, Bud Clark in slot 185 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key slid further than he should have, and pick No. 213 is lovely value for the wide receiver. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at No. 225 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jerry Wilson
Jerry Wilson in Round 7, Pick 14 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.