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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (PIT)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (PIT)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (BUF)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BUF)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BUF)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureC
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Steelers reached some 71 spots for Joe Milton III, and value like that does not grow back. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Vaki at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while edge rusher and running back went begging. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean in pick 28 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A reach on Zach Frazier in Round 2, Pick 19; the board had better options right there. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A quiet steal in No. 84: Mike Sainristil for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at slot 98 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A surprising call. With edge rusher and running back still to address, they spent the 119th pick on Matt Goncalves, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick128 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at the Round 4 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 144 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick160 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
They took Marist Liufau at par in Round 5, Pick 24, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at pick 163 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Jefferson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick189 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 189 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
They let M.J. Devonshire come to them and pounced at the 200th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy at the 204th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick248 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They robbed the room for JD Bertrand here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.