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Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kayshon Boutte
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Steelers bet big and early on Trinidad Chambliss, 41 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That Banks pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In slot 30 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in the 53rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jadarian Price
They took Jadarian Price at par in Round 2, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Trinidad Chambliss
They reached into another round for Trinidad Chambliss, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They robbed the room for Emmanuel McNeil-Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
They did well to land Daylen Everette in the 99th pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Good price on Bryce Lance in the 121st pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick135 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They paid sticker price for Domani Jackson in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in No. 163 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick213 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lawson Luckie. The roster fit checks out.
Pick214 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
A straight-up fair deal on J. Michael Sturdivant at pick 214, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A real head-scratcher, Micah Morris in pick No. 224 is miles ahead of his ranking. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall at the 237th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick241 Rnd7 Colbie Young
Colbie Young at slot 241 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.