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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIA)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIA)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

The war room fell hard for Taulia Tagovailoa, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 18: 38 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Foster pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The dealing was even money, start to finish.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick No. 21 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
The board had cheaper options than Zach Frazier at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick84 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 84th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 20 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Foster adds an offensive lineman and leaves safety, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They jumped the gun on Luke McCaffrey, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick197 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
A reach for Emani Bailey in pick No. 197; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Value said wait; Taulia Tagovailoa in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.