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  • Jaydog17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (PIT)
Rasheem Biles
LB Texas
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
James Smith
DL Ohio State
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Dylan Lonergan Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dylan Lonergan
QB Rutgers
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (PIT)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueD- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers left with their quarterback, and a C+ to match.

Nobody else had Jayden Maiava anywhere near the 13th pick. The Steelers did, by 63 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Maiava, which is the only story that really matters here. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Johnson.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jayden Maiava
In pick No. 13 they get their guy under center for the next decade, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jaylen McClain
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylen McClain this early at Round 2, Pick 12. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles at pick 74 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick75 Rnd3 Kewan Lacy
Somehow Kewan Lacy was still sitting there in the 75th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154 Rnd5 James Smith
James Smith at No. 154 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick197 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie at the 197th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Dylan Lonergan
Dylan Lonergan in Round 6, Pick 17 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tao Johnson
They will replay Tao Johnson at pick 223 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Antonio Kite
Antonio Kite at No. 235 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.