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Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Owen Heinecke Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Owen Heinecke
DB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

The Steelers put a flag in the ground for Carson Beck, 54 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Slaughter that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. It is not that Slaughter is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In pick No. 21 they get a true top target at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Carson Beck
They reached into another round for Carson Beck, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Markel Bell
Markel Bell at the 76th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Fair-plus on Jacob Rodriguez, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Jake Slaughter in pick 99 leaves edge rusher for later.
Pick121 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at slot 121 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick135 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
A tidy bit of business in pick 135, where Davison Igbinosun graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Louis Moore
A tidy little value on Louis Moore in Round 5, Pick 21, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick213 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at slot 213 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Miller Moss
The board had cheaper options than Miller Moss at the 214th overall pick, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at No. 224 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick237 Rnd7 Owen Heinecke
A conviction pick on Owen Heinecke at the 237th pick that the board grades a round light. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.