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Draft Selections
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dasan McCullough
LB Oklahoma
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (PIT)
David Bailey
DE-EDGE Stanford
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 7 (PIT)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Baylor
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DAL)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Howard fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Somebody in the 194th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Steelers sat still while Will Howard, the No. 167 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Reaching for McCullough left real value on the table behind him.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tacario Davis
They paid sticker price for Tacario Davis in the 14th pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe slipping to the 46th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Dasan McCullough
A reach for Dasan McCullough in pick No. 78; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick142 Rnd5 David Bailey
By-the-book stuff, David Bailey at Round 5, Pick 14 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick146 Rnd5 Germie Bernard
A clean, defensible pick in pick 146 with a little surplus value in Germie Bernard. The roster fit checks out.
Pick194 Rnd7 Will Howard
They barely believed it either: Will Howard still on the board at the Round 7 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd7 Steve Linton
The board had cheaper options than Steve Linton at No. 196, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd7 Jordan James
They took Jordan James at par in slot 206, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.