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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (PIT)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (PIT)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DEN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaden Crumedy
DT-EDGE Mississippi State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Rob Havenstein
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dan Moore Jr.
OT
Head Shot
Kenny Pickett
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
The phones sank the Steelers this weekend: D.

The Steelers bet big and early on Matthew Jones, 36 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Fautanu pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at slot 51 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick52 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 52 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in pick 83; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 120th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They paid a round early for Mohamed Kamara in No. 121, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They took Tykee Smith at par in pick 144, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick164 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
By-the-book stuff, Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 164 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
They paid sticker price for Drake Nugent in Round 6, Pick 22, and that is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick218 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.