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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Rondell Bothroyd Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Rondell Bothroyd
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Steelers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Rondell Bothroyd in the 241st pick, a good 35 spots before the room expected him. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Paul is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first.

Hit on Jackson Powers-Johnson and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jackson Powers-Johnson this early at the 27th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick52 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A want over a need in the Round 2 slot: Patrick Paul adds an offensive lineman while running back, wide receiver and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick84 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Hall Jr. at slot 84, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at pick No. 119 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tommy Eichenberg. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick133 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at the 133rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick198 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A reach on Sam Hartman in Round 6, Pick 23; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241 Rnd7 Rondell Bothroyd
Rondell Bothroyd at pick No. 241 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.