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Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (PIT)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Seth McLaughlin
C Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CIN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LAR)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Higbee
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers let Johnson fall into their laps, and walked away with a 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. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They banked enough surplus on Johnson to cover a lot of smaller sins. It is not that Haynes is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the 24th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A clean, defensible pick in slot 48 with a little surplus value in T.J. Tampa. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick53 Rnd2 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock is a better player than pick No. 53 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the 80th pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick88 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Christian Haynes adds an offensive lineman and leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Cam Hart worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Seth McLaughlin
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Seth McLaughlin while clear needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in pick 124 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at pick No. 158 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick194 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, LaDarius Henderson in the 194th pick, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick237 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Taking Cornelius Johnson in No. 237 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.