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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Zion Logue at the 238th overall pick, roughly 30 spots before his name belonged.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with quarterback and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The Taylor-Demerson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 24 they get protection for the quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick52 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Graham Barton adds an offensive lineman and leaves quarterback and tight end untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
By-the-book stuff, Marist Liufau at Round 3, Pick 20 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in the 87th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in pick 120 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick121 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the 121st overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A quiet steal in pick 173: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
No drama and no debate, Emani Bailey went about where he belonged in the 198th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Zion Logue
A real head-scratcher, Zion Logue in pick No. 238 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.