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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named quarterback, a need the Steelers walked right past. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Biggers pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Landing Brown that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 21 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They paid up for Darius Alexander at the 83rd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A reach for Bhayshul Tuten in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Nice patience on Logan Brown, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 18. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick185 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in pick 185 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers in slot 229 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.