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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (PIT)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Players traded away
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George Pickens
WR
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Pat Freiermuth
TE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Dont'e Thornton Jr.; the Steelers did not wait, grabbing him 59 spots ahead at the 123rd pick. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Golden.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick No. 21 they get a mismatch in the passing game. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Steal is underselling it; Matthew Golden at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick45 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A premium they did not need to pay, Alfred Collins a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick83 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They paid up for Savion Williams at Round 3, Pick 19 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson in the 117th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dont'e Thornton Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick156 Rnd5 CJ West
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for CJ West. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
A slide stopped in the 185th pick, with Ajani Cornelius worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick229 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at pick 229 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.