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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Mondon Jr. should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Steelers watched Smael Mondon Jr. slide 130 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

If Caldwell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 21 they get a matchup problem out wide. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in slot 52 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in the 121st overall pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
They will replay Kevin Winston Jr. at the 161st pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
They reached into another round for Jamaree Caldwell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 7, Pick 13 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A straight-up fair deal on Shilo Sanders at pick 245, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.