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Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (PIT)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PIT)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Gavin Bartholomew Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (PIT)
Gavin Bartholomew
TE Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (KC)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LAR)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Gavin Bartholomew Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Gavin Bartholomew
TE Pittsburgh
Players traded away
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Calvin Bundage
LB
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Diontae Johnson
WR
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George Pickens
WR
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Gunner Olszewski
WR
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Levi Wallace
CB
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Mason Cole
C
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Miles Boykin
WR
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T.J. Watt
EDGE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers answered their biggest question with Nix. Grade: D-.

Nobody had Curtis Jacobs this high, and it is not close. The Steelers reached 46 spots to get him at the Round 5 slot. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. So much rides on Bo Nix that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Johnson.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 10th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 25th overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. More want than need.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 48 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick80 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They did well to land Caelen Carson in No. 80, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Devontez Walker at pick No. 116. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Theo Wease
Theo Wease at pick No. 121 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
They paid up for Payton Wilson at the 128th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick153 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 17: Malik Mustapha for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick158 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
This one needs a full-page explanation: Curtis Jacobs in pick 158, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick167 Rnd5 Braden Fiske
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at the Round 5 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jordan Burch
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Burch a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick192 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in No. 192 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick194 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They jumped the gun on Oronde Gadsden II, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick237 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They robbed the room for Cornelius Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick255 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
A wild overpay on Isaiah Davis in No. 255, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 Gavin Bartholomew
A conviction pick on Gavin Bartholomew at pick 256 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.