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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Steelers: C+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jordan Jefferson, 66 picks early at pick 121.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. Their trades came out a wash either way.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 27 they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. More want than need.
Pick52 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jarvis Brownlee Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in pick 105 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A reach for Cedric Gray in Round 4, Pick 20; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the 121st overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jalen Green
They reached a country mile for Jalen Green at slot 198, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Devin Leary
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Devin Leary. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.