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Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players Gained
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Akayleb Evans
CB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA- FutureB
The Steelers let Oladapo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kitan Oladapo slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at the 177th overall pick. Highway robbery.

The McCaffrey reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Steelers indulged a want in Frazier while a need in edge rusher, linebacker and other spots stayed open. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In the 23rd overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A surprising call. With edge rusher, linebacker and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 51 on Zach Frazier, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick84 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in Round 3, Pick 20 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick98 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
By-the-book stuff, Brenden Rice at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Maason Smith
Maason Smith at the 108th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Matt Goncalves adds an offensive lineman and leaves edge rusher, linebacker and other spots untouched.
Pick129 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They left a pile of value on the table to take Luke McCaffrey this early at slot 129. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in pick 177 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in the 178th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
No edge and no loss on Joe Milton III in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.