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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (PIT)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (PIT)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Amari Kight Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Amari Kight
OT UCF
Draft Picks Received
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DAL)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (DAL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Henry Parrish Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (DAL)
Henry Parrish Jr.
RB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Steelers: B-.

The Steelers' one glaring miss is safety, a need they left exactly as they found it.

Kight at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Every board in the league had Norman-Lott lower, and that gap is the story. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Their trades came out a wash either way.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Will Johnson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Johnson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
Fair-plus on Jalen Milroe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
No edge and no loss on Elic Ayomanor in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
Nothing to complain about; Jihaad Campbell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at the 150th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at Round 5, Pick 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick188 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
They took Antwane Wells Jr. at par in pick 188, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick245 Rnd7 Amari Kight
Amari Kight is a better player than the 245th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.