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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Draft Picks Traded
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (HOU)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers torched the value chart for Sawyer Robertson, taking him 44 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Miller pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman and edge rusher still on the board. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Branch. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a long-term starter on the line. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
Nothing to complain about; D'Angelo Ponds went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Miller
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and edge rusher to take Blake Miller, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the 85th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at slot 99 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Isaiah World
A curious use of pick No. 135. Interior defensive lineman and edge rusher needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Isaiah World did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson in the 161st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at pick 214 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in No. 216 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Value with a capital V on Kaelon Black in slot 224, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick237 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
Nice patience on Raylen Wilson, who had no business lasting to the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.