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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers did enough to get by: C+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Steelers shredded theirs for Jordan Whittington. He came off 53 spots early, and the room will hear about it. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. With quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

They banked enough surplus on Sainristil to cover a lot of smaller sins.

So much rides on Jackson Powers-Johnson that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line, even if it was a touch early. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
A reach for Ricky Pearsall in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Nice patience on Mike Sainristil, who had no business lasting to the 84th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Christian Jones
A curious use of No. 119. Quarterback, safety and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Christian Jones did not.
Pick178 Rnd6 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at Round 6, Pick 3 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington in No. 195 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.