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Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PIT)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (KC)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (KC)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

Nobody had Trey Taylor this high, and it is not close. The Steelers reached 28 spots to get him at the 238th pick. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

It is not that Suamataia is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 32 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Kingsley Suamataia while clear needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in the 84th overall pick leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots for later.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in slot 95 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They paid up for Jordan Travis at No. 120 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick121 Rnd4 James Williams
A premium they did not need to pay, James Williams a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick172 Rnd5 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at No. 172 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick197 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Braiden McGregor well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Taylor in pick 238, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.