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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Gordon II fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Steelers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 175 name on the board, in No. 225.

They are betting Hemingway proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that.
Pick52 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
A reach for Azareye'h Thomas in No. 52; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at pick No. 83 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick122 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They went early on Darius Alexander in pick 122, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ja'Quinden Jackson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Quinden Jackson. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at slot 225 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in Round 7, Pick 13 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
They barely believed it either: Ja'Corey Brooks still on the board at the 247th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.