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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall
C+
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureF
The Steelers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a C+. The Steelers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 76 regardless, 56 picks early.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Burks pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while edge rusher and tight end went begging. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.
Pick Analysis
Pick22
Rnd1
Kayden McDonald
In pick 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
In the 23rd overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24
Rnd1
Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu at the 24th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick53
Rnd2
Dontay Corleone
They liked Dontay Corleone enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 53. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76
Rnd3
Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at Round 3, Pick 12 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick85
Rnd3
Nicholas Singleton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nicholas Singleton well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick114
Rnd4
Deion Burks
Steal is underselling it; Deion Burks at Round 4, Pick 14 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121
Rnd4
Parker Brailsford
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Parker Brailsford while clear needs at edge rusher and tight end sat open.
Pick135
Rnd4
Drew Allar
They reached into another round for Drew Allar, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161
Rnd5
Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings slipping to slot 161 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick204
Rnd6
Jeremiah Wright
A reach for Jeremiah Wright in pick No. 204; a little patience would have been rewarded. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick216
Rnd6
Isaiah Nwokobia
They jumped the gun on Isaiah Nwokobia, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224
Rnd7
Xavier Nwankpa
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Nwankpa at the 224th overall pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick230
Rnd7
Lander Barton
A straight-up fair deal on Lander Barton at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237
Rnd7
Barion Brown
Value said wait; Barion Brown in the 237th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.