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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Muhammad III fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Moose Muhammad III at the 201st overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They will need Dumas-Johnson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 23 they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins at slot 55 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims in pick No. 87 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Jason Marshall Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the 123rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
They barely believed it either: Moose Muhammad III still on the board at the 201st pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick244 Rnd7 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi in Round 7, Pick 24 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.