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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NE)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureD
The Steelers let Mitchell fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Steelers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

It is not that Powers-Johnson is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The Mitchell value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Powers-Johnson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. More want than need.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A curious use of the 34th pick. Interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Jackson Powers-Johnson did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Quinyon Mitchell in No. 52, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots to take Cooper Beebe, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in the 120th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They paid a round early for Cole Bishop in slot 121, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They took Cedric Gray at par in Round 4, Pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick198 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at the 198th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Josh Wallace slid further than he should have, and the 238th overall pick is lovely value for the cornerback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.