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Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Ohio
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Players traded away
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Diontae Johnson
WR
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George Pickens
WR
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Najee Harris
RB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Steelers this weekend: D-.

The Steelers bet big and early on Kurtis Rourke, 69 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

With edge rusher, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. They banked enough surplus on McCarthy to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get the heartbeat of the defense, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at No. 50 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick55 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at slot 55 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
They jumped the gun on Nazir Stackhouse, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, running back and other spots to take Zach Frazier, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen McMillan well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Theo Wease
They liked Theo Wease enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 23. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaylon Carlies
A wild overpay on Jaylon Carlies in the 201st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
They talked themselves into Kurtis Rourke at pick No. 244, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.