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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (PIT)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PIT)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (PIT)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (CAR)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (SEA)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (SEA)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (CAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (SEA)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Players traded away
Head Shot
Anthony McFarland Jr.
RB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 235th overall pick lands the Steelers a B, Edwards and all.

Call it larceny. Daijun Edwards sat on the board until No. 235, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Job largely done: safety settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick 33 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick51 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They barely believed it either: Brian Thomas Jr. still on the board at the 51st pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Kingsley Suamataia while clear needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick78 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Steal is underselling it; T.J. Tampa at Round 3, Pick 14 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick100 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Circle this one: Brandon Dorlus at slot 100 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
They read the board right and Jaden Hicks was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick142 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams in pick No. 142 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick166 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the 166th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Somehow Jarrian Jones was still sitting there in No. 178, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 179th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Daijun Edwards
Taking Daijun Edwards in pick No. 235 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.