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Draft Selections
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (ATL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandon Walton
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers torched the value chart for Donovan Smith, taking him 99 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick57 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 57th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
They paid sticker price for Dorian Strong in Round 4, Pick 16, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at slot 123 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Donovan Smith
A real head-scratcher, Donovan Smith in pick 156 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
No edge and no loss on Kyle Williams in No. 163; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick185 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A straight-up fair deal on Oronde Gadsden II at pick No. 185, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
A wild overpay on John Williams in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It adds depth where they could use a little.