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Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Higgins should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jay Higgins slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 7. Highway robbery. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They will need Dumervil to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Job largely done: safety settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 21 they get a potential shutdown corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Value with a capital V on Jayden Higgins in the 83rd overall pick, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
A running back of that caliber at the 121st pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 161 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Circle this one: Jay Higgins at pick No. 223 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Marcus Dumervil
They reached a country mile for Marcus Dumervil at Round 7, Pick 13, and the board is aghast. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Value said wait; Jimmy Horn Jr. in No. 245 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.