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SCB019 DRAFTING FOR THESteelers
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA-
The Steelers let Wilson fall and pounced. Final grade: A-. The trade table was a mismatch, and the Steelers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.
Wilson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Steelers clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick32
Rnd1
Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the 32nd overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that.
Pick61
Rnd2
Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at the 61st pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick64
Rnd2
Kingsley Suamataia
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kingsley Suamataia adds an offensive lineman and leaves interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick84
Rnd3
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 84 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98
Rnd3
Javon Baker
A clean, defensible pick in No. 98 with a little surplus value in Javon Baker. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick119
Rnd4
Josh Newton
A straight-up fair deal on Josh Newton at pick No. 119, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick154
Rnd5
Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in pick 154 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick155
Rnd5
Tommy Eichenberg
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tommy Eichenberg in No. 155. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick164
Rnd5
Dillon Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Dillon Johnson at the 164th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick178
Rnd6
Xavier Thomas
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Xavier Thomas at the 178th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195
Rnd6
Joe Milton III
No drama and no debate, Joe Milton III went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217
Rnd6
Jared Wiley
Value with a capital V on Jared Wiley in Round 6, Pick 42, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick249
Rnd7
Josh Proctor
Fair-plus on Josh Proctor, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
















