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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (GB)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureA-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Shough from sliding. Grade: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tyler Shough had no business being available in No. 185, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting Pegues proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 30th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins slid further than he should have, and slot 83 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Dylan Sampson in Round 3, Pick 23, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick156 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick 156 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick185 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in No. 185 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick206 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at pick No. 206 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick209 Rnd6 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson at the 209th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
Steal is underselling it; R.J. Mickens at pick 229 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.