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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Williams: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Isaiah Williams had no business being available in the 244th pick, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Nugent pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 23rd pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They took Edgerrin Cooper at par in Round 2, Pick 23, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
No edge and no loss on Braden Fiske in the 87th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
They went early on Drake Nugent in pick 122, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaden Hicks. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in slot 201 is fair value, right on his grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.