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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BUF)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

The Eric Gentry selection is the head-turner. The Steelers reached 28 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bullard. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They took Kool-Aid McKinstry at par in the 20th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Lynn Polk. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Javon Bullard in pick 84, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
The board had cheaper options than Jordan Travis at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drake Nugent. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick197 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Curtis Jacobs at No. 197. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor in the 198th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
They paid up for Trevor Keegan at Round 7, Pick 18 when waiting would have done the job. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick246 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A real head-scratcher, Eric Gentry in pick 246 is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.