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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
DB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (PIT)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Jestin Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jestin Jacobs
LB Oregon
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (PIT)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Arik Gilbert Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Arik Gilbert
TE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NYG)
T.J. Tampa
DB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ATL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (MIA)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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T.J. Brunson
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Allen Robinson II
WR
Head Shot
Dan Moore Jr.
OT
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Desmond King II
CB
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Diontae Johnson
WR
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Levi Wallace
CB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureC+
The Gilbert reach set the tone, and the Steelers never recovered: F.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Arik Gilbert at Round 7, Pick 23 is 113 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Steelers indulged a want in Tampa while a need in quarterback, safety and other spots stayed open.

Landing Hart that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 JC Latham
A reasonable price with a little left over, JC Latham in the 22nd pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick37 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
No edge and no loss on Denzel Burke in pick No. 37; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick57 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A curious use of the Round 2 slot. Quarterback, safety and other spots needed the pick; a defensive back in T.J. Tampa did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at No. 75 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick86 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in slot 86 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Good price on Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 103, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tyler Guyton
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Tyler Guyton adds an offensive lineman and leaves quarterback, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick139 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
Value said wait; Miles Frazier in pick 139 says they were not listening. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jestin Jacobs
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jestin Jacobs well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick205 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bru McCoy at pick No. 205 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick243 Rnd7 Arik Gilbert
They left a pile of value on the table to take Arik Gilbert this early at Round 7, Pick 23. It fills a real need, too.