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Draft Selections
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Dom Nichols Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dom Nichols
DE-EDGE Michigan
Suntarine Perkins Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (PIT)
Suntarine Perkins
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Austin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (PIT)
Austin Simmons
QB Missouri
Malachi Breland Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Malachi Breland
OG Arkansas
Cody Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cody Jackson
WR Iowa State
Nathan Roy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Nathan Roy
OT Minnesota
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers did enough to get by: C+.

The Steelers bet big and early on Cody Jackson, 369 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rojas. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kelley Jones
In No. 27 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
They reached a country mile for Quincy Rhodes Jr. at Round 2, Pick 28, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dom Nichols
Dom Nichols at slot 76 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Suntarine Perkins
The board fumbled Suntarine Perkins all the way to the 91st overall pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick149 Rnd5 Austin Simmons
They will replay Austin Simmons at the 149th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192 Rnd6 Malachi Breland
Malachi Breland at pick 192 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cody Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cody Jackson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Nathan Roy
Nathan Roy at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick248 Rnd7 Tony Rojas
Tony Rojas at slot 248 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.