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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Larceny in the 56th pick lands the Steelers a B, Emmanwori and all.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Nick Emmanwori, the No. 19 name on the board, sitting there at Round 2, Pick 24 like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 30 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in No. 56, and they pounced on premier safety value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Taking Dylan Sampson in the 83rd pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
You do not let a quarterback like Jalen Milroe reach Round 4, Pick 21 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at pick 156 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II slipping to pick No. 185 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.