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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NYJ)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garrett Wilson
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers let Higgins fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Somebody in No. 206 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Steelers sat still while Jay Higgins, the No. 120 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 21 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They will replay Kaleb Johnson at pick No. 83 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in the 92nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in slot 121 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in No. 206 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 7, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Upton Stout
They robbed the room for Upton Stout here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.