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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PIT)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Received
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (TB)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Players Gained
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Diontae Johnson
WR
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Younghoe Koo
PK
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers let McCaffrey fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Steelers were there to profit. Luke McCaffrey, the No. 149 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 197. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Greenfield reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
Value with a capital V on Laiatu Latu in the Round 1 slot, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick74 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
A clean, defensible pick in the 74th overall pick with a little surplus value in Ruke Orhorhoro. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A slide stopped in pick 84, with Patrick Paul worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at slot 98 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cole Bishop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in No. 119 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Elijah Jones at pick No. 125. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
They will replay Johnny Wilson at Round 5, Pick 7 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 178th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick195 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield in pick No. 195 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick197 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 197 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.