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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (PIT)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PIT)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Players traded away
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Alex Highsmith
LB
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George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Shough: D.

The Steelers torched the value chart for Barryn Sorrell, taking him 86 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Shough. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 21 they get a true top target, and a steal at that.
Pick57 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They jumped the gun on Donovan Ezeiruaku, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick61 Rnd2 Omarr Norman-Lott
They went early on Omarr Norman-Lott in Round 2, Pick 29, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
By-the-book stuff, Cam Skattebo at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick114 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in the 114th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
The board had Jordan Phillips higher than slot 123, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Quinn Ewers
The board fumbled Quinn Ewers all the way to No. 128, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 139 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wild overpay on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 140th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick160 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Steal is underselling it; Mello Dotson at pick 160 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Joshua Farmer in Round 5, Pick 24, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at slot 223 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
Somehow Damien Martinez was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 11, and they pounced on premier running back value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Barryn Sorrell well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kyle Williams
Circle this one: Kyle Williams at pick 245 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.