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Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

Nobody had Keith Randolph Jr. this high, and it is not close. The Steelers reached 23 spots to get him at slot 195. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. With quarterback, linebacker and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 20th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, linebacker and other spots to take Zach Frazier, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mekhi Wingo well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at No. 98 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Good price on Jarvis Brownlee Jr. in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at pick No. 178 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in pick 195 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.