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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
DB Washington State
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (PIT)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DEN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (PHI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
DB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Chandon Sullivan
CB
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Dan Moore Jr.
OT
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Diontae Johnson
WR
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Mitch Trubisky
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C-.

The phones were a trap the Steelers kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C- in the wash.

It is not that Powers-Johnson is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

However the rest shakes out, Turner at that price is a win they earned.

If JC Latham and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 23rd pick they get protection for the quarterback. More want than need.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
They paid up for Kamren Kinchens at pick No. 55 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at the 80th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in No. 85 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick 87 leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick147 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Gray. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaden Hicks
A tidy bit of business in slot 201, where Jaden Hicks graded well above the range. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick226 Rnd7 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at pick No. 226 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick244 Rnd7 Storm Duck
A tidy little value on Storm Duck in Round 7, Pick 24, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.