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3-5-24

Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

You can usually follow a front office's logic. This one is harder. The Steelers spent the 51st overall pick on Kingsley Suamataia while interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots sat unaddressed.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Owens makes the weekend a net positive.

The Powers-Johnson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 20 they get a blindside protector, though they paid up to get him.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kingsley Suamataia adds an offensive lineman and leaves interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 84th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in pick No. 120 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in slot 121, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick197 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They took Joe Milton III at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens is a better player than the 238th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.