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Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SF)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Ja'Had Carter Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PHI)
Ja'Had Carter
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SF)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dre Greenlaw
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers turned the phones into found money: B.

The real work happened on the phones. The Steelers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

They are betting Milton III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots went begging. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The Dre Greenlaw pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 20 they get a sticky cover corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at No. 64 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick84 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at pick No. 84 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick119 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Beaux Limmer at offensive lineman with interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots open.
Pick137 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joe Milton III in Round 5, Pick 1, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick178 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
A straight-up fair deal on Julian Pearl at the 178th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick198 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
Fair-plus on Aki Ogunbiyi, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick241 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
No drama and no debate, Nathaniel Watson went about where he belonged in the 241st pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ja'Had Carter
Ja'Had Carter at pick No. 243 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.