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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (PIT)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (GB)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Steelers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to interior defensive lineman, which was the need that mattered most.

They banked enough surplus on McGlothern to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Brade reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick 20 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. More want than need.
Pick58 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Value with a capital V on Kris Jenkins in the 58th overall pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ja'Lynn Polk in the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A tidy bit of business in the 91st pick, where Mike Sainristil graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
A quiet steal in No. 98: Jonah Elliss for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A reach on Beau Brade in Round 4, Pick 19; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 178 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
No drama and no debate, Joe Milton III went about where he belonged in slot 195. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They took JD Bertrand at par in pick 219, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.