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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Seth McLaughlin
C Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BUF)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Players Gained
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Ja'Quan McMillian
CB
Players traded away
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Levi Wallace
CB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesD+ FutureB-
The Steelers land in the muddy middle: C+.

Some picks age like wine; Xavier Thomas at the 244th pick will need to, sitting 26 spots clear of his grade.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Thrash.

Hit on Amarius Mims and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
They paid sticker price for Amarius Mims in the 23rd overall pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick55 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell in pick No. 55 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Seth McLaughlin
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Seth McLaughlin adds an offensive lineman and leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick123 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They went early on Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 4, Pick 23, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick244 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They talked themselves into Xavier Thomas at the 244th pick, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.