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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Draft Picks Traded
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Levi Wallace
CB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureC+
The Steelers let Oladapo fall and pounced. Final grade: C+.

Somebody in the 178th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Steelers sat still while Kitan Oladapo, the No. 154 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. The final tally is a middling C+.

Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick 20 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A tidy little value on T'Vondre Sweat in slot 51, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
No drama and no debate, Zach Frazier went about where he belonged in No. 55. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 98 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 19. Quarterback, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Blake Fisher did not.
Pick178 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Taking Kitan Oladapo in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams in the 195th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.