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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAC)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAC)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Shough should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a A-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Steelers watched Tyler Shough slide 72 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end it comes back to Kenneth Grant, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Omarion Hampton in pick No. 62, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at pick 83 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Maxwell Hairston at Round 3, Pick 22. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick123 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Bond reach slot 123 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick124 Rnd4 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
The board fumbled Anthony Belton all the way to the 156th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the 185th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick209 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in No. 209 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at the 214th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 JJ Pegues
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 229th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.