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T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Edwards
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
Grand theft in pick 237: the Steelers steal Clark and grade out a B.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: De'Corian Clark, the No. 214 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 17 like a gift left on the doorstep.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The T.J. Edwards pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. The roster is better shaped than it was, with safety chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A reasonable price with a little left over, T.J. Tampa in the 48th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Javon Foster at the Round 3 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick80 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They took Marist Liufau at par in No. 80, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Fair-plus on Brenden Rice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy in Round 4, Pick 21 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jaylon Carlies
Good price on Jaylon Carlies in pick 226, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick237 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the 237th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.