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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Devin Leary Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (PIT)
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (CHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DET)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CHI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Players Gained
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Jarrett Patterson
C
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Frank Ragnow
C
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mason Cole
C
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Steelers this weekend: B.

The Steelers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Devin Leary at No. 239 regardless, 150 picks early. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. With interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Latham.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 JC Latham
Nice patience on JC Latham, who had no business lasting to the 30th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick50 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Nate Wiggins for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick82 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
They went early on Marist Liufau in the 82nd pick, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick93 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick118 Rnd4 Max Melton
A straight-up fair deal on Max Melton at No. 118, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick126 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in pick No. 126 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dorian Singer
Dorian Singer at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Devin Leary
They talked themselves into Devin Leary at No. 239, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.