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Draft Selections
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Robert Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (PIT)
Robert Fitzgerald
S Northwestern
Payton Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Payton Pierce
LB Ohio State
Mason Curtis Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (PIT)
Mason Curtis
S Michigan
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Florida State
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (PIT)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Clev Lubin Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Clev Lubin
LB-EDGE Louisville
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DET)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Players Gained
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Jaycee Horn
CB
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Jameson Williams
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedC+ TradesA+ FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Washington: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let A'Mauri Washington slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at the Round 3 slot. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. It is not that McClain is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Chaplin pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick78 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 14 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick88 Rnd3 Jaylen McClain
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Jaylen McClain, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick149 Rnd5 Robert Fitzgerald
A reasonable price with a little left over, Robert Fitzgerald in No. 149. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
Pick192 Rnd6 Payton Pierce
They took Payton Pierce at par in pick 192, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick202 Rnd6 Mason Curtis
Value with a capital V on Mason Curtis in the 202nd pick, a genuine coup. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Chaplin
Xavier Chaplin in pick No. 223 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick239 Rnd7 Charles Jagusah
Charles Jagusah at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.