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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
EDGE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in McCarthy, and a D-, for the Steelers.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Zion Logue at pick No. 199, a reach of 74 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The whole projection now runs through J.J. McCarthy; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 21 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value.
Pick26 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 26th pick they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
A wild overpay on Roman Wilson in the 53rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 22 with a little surplus value in Junior Colson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jaylan Ford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylan Ford. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
A conviction pick on Justin Eboigbe at pick 121 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick199 Rnd6 Zion Logue
Zion Logue at No. 199 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick242 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They reached into another round for Evan Anderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.