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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (KC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC FutureB+
The Steelers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Steelers shredded theirs for Luke McCaffrey. He came off 30 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Melton makes the weekend a net positive.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 32nd overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
A conviction pick on Ricky Pearsall at the Round 2 slot that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They let Mike Sainristil come to them and pounced at pick No. 84. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at pick 95 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick98 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
A surprising call. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent Round 3, Pick 35 on Matt Goncalves, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick119 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at No. 119 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Tykee Smith
Steal is underselling it; Tykee Smith at pick 178 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick195 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in No. 195 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.