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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (PIT)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TEN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Larceny in Round 5, Pick 18 lands the Steelers a B, Johnson and all.

Call it larceny. Tez Johnson sat on the board until pick 156, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Simpkins III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A tidy little value on Derrick Harmon in Round 2, Pick 3, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 84th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They did well to land Cam Skattebo in pick 103, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick120 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Ozzy Trapilo in slot 120, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick123 Rnd4 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at pick No. 141 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
The board fumbled Tez Johnson all the way to the 156th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick157 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Taking Tyler Shough in No. 157 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Steal is underselling it; Raheim Sanders at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at Round 7, Pick 13 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III in pick No. 235 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.