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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA
The Steelers won the night they stopped Mayes from sliding. Grade: A-. If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Steelers, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.
Mayes falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The cost of the Van Pran reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
The Foster pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with running back and tight end still on the board. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.
The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.
Pick Analysis
Pick33
Rnd2
Bo Nix
Value with a capital V on Bo Nix in pick No. 33, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick55
Rnd2
Quinyon Mitchell
They robbed the room for Quinyon Mitchell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick66
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
They left a pile of value on the table to take Sedrick Van Pran this early at the 66th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick92
Rnd3
Tyler Davis
They paid sticker price for Tyler Davis in pick 92, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick111
Rnd4
Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 111th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114
Rnd4
Kris Abrams-Draine
They took Kris Abrams-Draine at par in No. 114, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120
Rnd4
Javon Foster
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Javon Foster in pick 120 leaves running back and tight end for later.
Pick121
Rnd4
Justin Eboigbe
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Justin Eboigbe. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125
Rnd4
James Williams
James Williams in pick No. 125 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick159
Rnd5
Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 159th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick185
Rnd6
Michael Barrett
Good price on Michael Barrett in the 185th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick195
Rnd6
Jaylen Harrell
A straight-up fair deal on Jaylen Harrell at slot 195, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242
Rnd7
Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin in Round 7, Pick 22 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250
Rnd7
BJ Mayes
BJ Mayes at No. 250 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.



















