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Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nix is the plan now, and the Steelers grade out a B.

Some picks age like wine; Braden Fiske at pick No. 244 will need to, sitting 62 spots clear of his grade. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

So much rides on Bo Nix that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McMillan. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Bo Nix
A clean, defensible pick in No. 23 with a little surplus value in Bo Nix. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick55 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper DeJean. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Jackson Powers-Johnson at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick113 Rnd4 James Williams
The board had cheaper options than James Williams at pick No. 113, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
The board had Jalen McMillan higher than slot 123, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at Round 6, Pick 26 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske at No. 244 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.