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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for Taulia Tagovailoa, 29 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. With safety, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
By-the-book stuff, Amarius Mims at Round 1, Pick 20 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A want over a need in the Round 2 slot: Zach Frazier adds an offensive lineman while safety, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick84 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at No. 84 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Abrams-Draine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in slot 120 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick198 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at pick No. 198 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the 241st pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.