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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (PIT)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (PIT)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (PIT)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NYJ)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jeremy Flax Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jeremy Flax
OT Kentucky
Players Gained
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Hassan Ridgeway
DT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Steelers.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Drake Nugent; the Steelers did not wait, grabbing him 27 spots ahead at the Round 4 slot.

The Mayes value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with quarterback, safety and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
A quiet steal in the 20th overall pick: Olumuyiwa Fashanu for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick52 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Somehow Quinyon Mitchell was still sitting there in pick 52, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Good price on Malachi Corley in the 84th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
The board had cheaper options than Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 20, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
A surprising call. With quarterback, safety and other spots still to address, they spent No. 121 on Drake Nugent, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick253 Rnd7 BJ Mayes
Steal is underselling it; BJ Mayes at slot 253 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick254 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
They reached into another round for DeMonte Capehart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick257 Rnd7 Myles Cole
They paid sticker price for Myles Cole in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.