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Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Wesley Bissainthe Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Wesley Bissainthe
LB Miami
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for George Gumbs Jr., 57 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Barber is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first.

Landing Stephens that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In slot 21 they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gennings Dunker. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick76 Rnd3 Austin Barber
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Austin Barber in pick No. 76 leaves interior defensive lineman and tight end for later.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in the 85th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick99 Rnd3 Cade Klubnik
A big swing on Cade Klubnik at the Round 3 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They let Bishop Fitzgerald come to them and pounced at the 121st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick159 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
They read the board right and Beau Stephens was the payoff at the 159th overall pick. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick213 Rnd6 George Gumbs Jr.
A real head-scratcher, George Gumbs Jr. in slot 213 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
A quiet steal in pick 214: Toriano Pride Jr. for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Seth McGowan
Seth McGowan in Round 7, Pick 8 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Wesley Bissainthe
This one needs a full-page explanation: Wesley Bissainthe in the 237th pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.