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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (PIT)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (PIT)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (PIT)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PIT)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (PIT)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Anthony Evans III Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Anthony Evans III
WR Mississippi State
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (HOU)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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DK Metcalf
WR
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Darius Slay
CB
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Donald Parham Jr.
TE
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Dylan Cook
OT
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Jalen Ramsey
CB
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Jaylen Warren
RB
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Jonnu Smith
TE
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Keeanu Benton
DT
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Patrick Queen
LB
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T.J. Watt
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
A weekend the Steelers spent fighting the board, and losing. F.

The Steelers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 4, Pick 36 on Red Murdock a full 36 spots early.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. On value alone, Pavia makes the weekend a net positive.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers. On the needs board they went 9 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 21st pick they get the heartbeat of the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Dontay Corleone
In slot 26 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
No edge and no loss on Anthony Hill Jr. in No. 33; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick35 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
By-the-book stuff, Sonny Styles at pick No. 35 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 4, with Caleb Banks worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick53 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A wild overpay on Lee Hunter in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick55 Rnd2 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They reached into another round for Darrell Jackson Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick59 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
You do not let an offensive lineman like Olaivavega Ioane reach pick No. 59 and blink. They did not. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick76 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in the 76th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malachi Fields. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at No. 85 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick86 Rnd3 Carter Smith
Carter Smith at slot 86 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick99 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A premium they did not need to pay, D'Angelo Ponds a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick101 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Caden Curry at the 101st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Value said wait; Mike Washington Jr. in pick No. 116 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 21: Bishop Fitzgerald for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Nothing to complain about; Tacario Davis went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 Diego Pavia
Circle this one: Diego Pavia at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 J'Mari Taylor
A big swing on J'Mari Taylor at No. 135, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Red Murdock
This one needs a full-page explanation: Red Murdock in the 136th pick, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
They paid sticker price for Jalen Stroman in pick 141, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
They talked themselves into J. Michael Sturdivant at slot 207, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Anthony Evans III
They paid a round early for Anthony Evans III in the 213th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 Brett Norfleet
A reach on Brett Norfleet in the 214th pick; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Isaac Smith
They took Isaac Smith at par in No. 224, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 Dijon Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Dijon Johnson at slot 228, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick237 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Rueben Owens II well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jacobe Johnson
No drama and no debate, Jacobe Johnson went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 27. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.