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Steelers 2024 02-14-1

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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PIT)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (PIT)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (KC)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (KC)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (KC)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (KC)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (KC)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Bolton
LB
Head Shot
Keith Taylor Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Steelers shredded theirs for Joe Milton III. He came off 44 spots early, and the room will hear about it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On value alone, Sainristil makes the weekend a net positive.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In slot 31 they get a press-man option on the boundary. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 52, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick63 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Braswell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Mike Sainristil at No. 94. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at the 119th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at pick 120. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at pick No. 131 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at the 161st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick198 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They took Christian Jones at par in the 198th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick241 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They let Zakhari Franklin come to them and pounced at No. 241. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick252 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
A wild overpay on McKade Mettauer in Round 7, Pick 32, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.