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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PIT)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (PIT)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Craig Woodson
S California
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (BUF)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
La'el Collins
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Steelers this weekend: B+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent Round 5, Pick 24 on Donovan Smith, a name most had 84 spots down the list.

Woodson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 30 they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
No drama and no debate, Zy Alexander went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in No. 62 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kalel Mullings
Good price on Kalel Mullings in the 122nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in pick 131 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick163 Rnd5 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at the 163rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
They reached a country mile for Nazir Stackhouse at No. 171, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick179 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in pick No. 179 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jaylen Reed in the 206th pick, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
The board fumbled Jack Kiser all the way to Round 7, Pick 7, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick231 Rnd7 John Williams
A conviction pick on John Williams at slot 231 that the board grades a round light. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick247 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson in the 247th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.