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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PIT)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (TB)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (DEN)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DEN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Max Brosmer Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (TB)
Max Brosmer
QB Minnesota
Players traded away
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George Pickens
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Mullings: D.

When a board-topper like Kalel Mullings slides to No. 233, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Gray reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a go-to option on the outside, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
The board fumbled Tate Ratledge all the way to No. 52, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick57 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They paid sticker price for Alfred Collins in slot 57, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick89 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
By-the-book stuff, Elic Ayomanor at pick No. 89 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at pick 122 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick158 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at Round 5, Pick 21 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick233 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kalel Mullings in the 233rd overall pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler at the 242nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.