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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Rosengarten should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Roger Rosengarten had no business being available in No. 178, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Every board in the league had Gore Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a building block for the line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
The board had Darius Robinson higher than pick 51, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in slot 84 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Nice patience on Jaden Hicks, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick119 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
They talked themselves into Luke McCaffrey at the 119th pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Somehow Roger Rosengarten was still sitting there in pick No. 178, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick195 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Value said wait; Frank Gore Jr. in the 195th overall pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.