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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (PIT)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (PIT)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (PIT)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (PIT)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (GB)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (MIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (MIN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Arron Mosby
EDGE
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Byron Murphy Jr.
CB
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Chris Reed
C
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Harrison Smith
S
Players traded away
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T.J. Watt
EDGE
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Van Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Jefferson reach set the tone, and the Steelers never recovered: F.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for Jordan Jefferson, 64 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pearl. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

The veteran additions, Byron Murphy Jr. chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Bottom line, it will take a lot of luck to make this look better later.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 12th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. More want than need.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kool-Aid McKinstry. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
The board had cheaper options than Zach Frazier at pick 51, and it noticed. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick76 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Devontez Walker in pick No. 76. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick88 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk slid further than he should have, and the 88th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. The roster fit checks out.
Pick98 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
They left a pile of value on the table to take Spencer Rattler this early at the 98th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Nothing to complain about; Cole Bishop went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at pick 119 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Brennan Jackson
A big swing on Brennan Jackson at slot 126, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
The board fumbled Braelon Allen all the way to Round 4, Pick 29, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the 145th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick157 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in No. 157 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
They did well to land Jaheim Bell in the Round 5 slot, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick177 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
They liked M.J. Devonshire enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 177. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
No edge and no loss on JD Bertrand in the 219th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sam Hartman well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl in pick 232 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.