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Draft Picks Traded
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall
A-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Steelers a A-. The Steelers clearly saw something nobody else did in Marques Sigle, taking him 71 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Horton. The phones were where this weekend was really won.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick34
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
The board had Nick Emmanwori higher than the 34th overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick47
Rnd2
Trey Amos
Trey Amos at pick 47 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick63
Rnd2
Jayden Higgins
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 31 with a little surplus value in Jayden Higgins. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick75
Rnd3
Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick78
Rnd3
Deone Walker
A conviction pick on Deone Walker at the 78th pick that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83
Rnd3
Darius Alexander
A reach for Darius Alexander in No. 83; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100
Rnd3
Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in Round 3, Pick 36 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick115
Rnd4
Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in pick 115 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119
Rnd4
Savion Williams
Somehow Savion Williams was still sitting there in the 119th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123
Rnd4
Smael Mondon Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 123. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick138
Rnd4
Tory Horton
Taking Tory Horton in slot 138 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick154
Rnd5
Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in No. 154 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156
Rnd5
Logan Brown
Logan Brown is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick176
Rnd5
Fadil Diggs
Fadil Diggs in the 176th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185
Rnd6
Caleb Ransaw
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Caleb Ransaw well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189
Rnd6
Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at pick No. 189 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick193
Rnd6
Oronde Gadsden II
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Oronde Gadsden II. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219
Rnd7
Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at pick 219 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick225
Rnd7
Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at Round 7, Pick 9 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick226
Rnd7
Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at No. 226 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick227
Rnd7
Cam Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Jackson at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229
Rnd7
Hayden Conner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Conner this early at the 229th overall pick. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick246
Rnd7
Jalen Travis
A wild overpay on Jalen Travis in pick No. 246, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick249
Rnd7
Jackson Hawes
No edge and no loss on Jackson Hawes in the 249th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick251
Rnd7
Jaylin Smith
They paid sticker price for Jaylin Smith in Round 7, Pick 35, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick252
Rnd7
Marques Sigle
A real head-scratcher, Marques Sigle in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick257
Rnd7
Ty Hamilton
Nothing to complain about; Ty Hamilton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.