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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Players traded away
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George Pickens
WR
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Najee Harris
RB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on King: D-.

The Steelers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Kobe King fell into slot 223. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Fairchild pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 21 they get a true top target. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A wild overpay on Donovan Jackson in the 37th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick52 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in slot 83 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 22 on Dylan Fairchild with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick121 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at pick 121 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A conviction pick on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 161 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kobe King
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Kobe King in the 223rd pick, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They robbed the room for Jordan Hancock here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Taking Brant Kuithe in pick No. 245 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.