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Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Landon Jackson
DE-EDGE Arkansas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cashius Howell
LB-EDGE Texas A&M
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (PIT)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR LSU
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB USC
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 7 (PIT)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Leonard: B.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Riley Leonard, the No. 93 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 5 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Benjamin Morrison
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a sticky cover corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at pick 46 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Donovan Jackson in slot 78. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick142 Rnd5 Cashius Howell
A slide stopped in the Round 5 slot, with Cashius Howell worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
They will replay Riley Leonard at pick No. 146 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick184 Rnd6 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels in the 184th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd7 Jo'Quavious Marks
Jo'Quavious Marks in No. 196 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick206 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
They paid sticker price for Noah Thomas in the 206th pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.