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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (PIT)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (PIT)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (PIT)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PIT)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DAL)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
DK Metcalf
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Head Shot
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Collin Oliver at No. 211 is 111 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Ewers pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want. The DK Metcalf pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Deone Walker at the 66th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in pick No. 83, and they pounced on premier running back value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They robbed the room for Jayden Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Jordan Phillips graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 122 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at slot 141 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
You do not let a safety like Sebastian Castro reach No. 150 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in pick No. 163 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tommi Hill at pick 170. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick172 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
A reasonable price with a little left over, DJ Giddens in Round 5, Pick 33. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick174 Rnd5 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick190 Rnd6 Addison West
Addison West at the 190th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
Taking Jake Briningstool in the 193rd pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
They liked Robert Longerbeam enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 199. The roster fit checks out.
Pick211 Rnd6 Collin Oliver
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Collin Oliver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jaylen Reed in pick No. 225, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They let Carson Vinson come to them and pounced at the 231st pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at slot 247 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.