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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PIT)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (PIT)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (ATL)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (ATL)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ATL)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Drew Dalman
C
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
EDGE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Hardy reach set the tone, and the Steelers never recovered: F.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Daequan Hardy at Round 7, Pick 12, a reach of 44 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. There is no dressing it up: a F.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

On value alone, Powers-Johnson makes the weekend a net positive. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with quarterback still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get juice off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 20 they get an island corner. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 23rd pick they get a long-term starter on the line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A curious use of the Round 2 slot. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Jackson Powers-Johnson did not.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malik Washington
A conviction pick on Malik Washington at pick 84 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo at pick No. 119 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick157 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Khristian Boyd well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Somehow Luke McCaffrey was still sitting there in the 167th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Daequan Hardy. The roster fit checks out.