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Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Ohio
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Hard to follow the map here. The Steelers bypassed interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots to take Sataoa Laumea at Round 4, Pick 20, a spot they had covered. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Frazier pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They paid sticker price for Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick No. 20, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at Round 2, Pick 20 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marist Liufau. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at No. 119 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots still to address, they spent the 120th overall pick on Sataoa Laumea, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick198 Rnd6 AJ Barner
Nothing to complain about; AJ Barner went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in pick No. 241 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.