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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Steelers reached some 65 spots for Logan Lee, and value like that does not grow back.

On value alone, Barton makes the weekend a net positive. With quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 20 they get a building block for the line at fair value. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, safety and other spots to take Graham Barton, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 84th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 19 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Logan Lee
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Logan Lee. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
A wild overpay on Jordan Whittington in the 195th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.