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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall
A-
ValueB-
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Cypress II: A-. Call it larceny. Fentrell Cypress II sat on the board until the 242nd pick, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Steelers indulged a want in Beebe while a need in interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots stayed open. They are betting Robinson proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick47
Rnd2
Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the Round 2 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick73
Rnd3
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is a better player than No. 73 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86
Rnd3
Cooper Beebe
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Cooper Beebe while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick94
Rnd3
Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in Round 3, Pick 31 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick99
Rnd3
Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at pick 99 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101
Rnd4
Khyree Jackson
They jumped the gun on Khyree Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104
Rnd4
Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick107
Rnd4
Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in slot 107 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120
Rnd4
Zak Zinter
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Zak Zinter at offensive lineman with interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots open.
Pick121
Rnd4
Kris Abrams-Draine
No drama and no debate, Kris Abrams-Draine went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125
Rnd4
Javon Foster
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 25. Interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Javon Foster did not.
Pick132
Rnd4
James Williams
James Williams in the 132nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick133
Rnd4
Malik Washington
A tidy little value on Malik Washington in slot 133, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick135
Rnd4
Cedric Gray
By-the-book stuff, Cedric Gray at No. 135 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137
Rnd5
Jordan Travis
They took Jordan Travis at par in the 137th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick167
Rnd5
Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick 167 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188
Rnd6
J. Michael Sturdivant
Taking J. Michael Sturdivant in the Round 6 slot 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.
Pick205
Rnd6
Josh Proctor
They did well to land Josh Proctor in the 205th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212
Rnd6
Ethan Driskell
The board had Ethan Driskell higher than Round 6, Pick 37, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick242
Rnd7
Fentrell Cypress II
Fentrell Cypress II in pick 242 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.

























