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Draft Selections
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Jack Conklin
OT
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Jalen Ramsey
CB
Players traded away
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Kenny Pickett
QB
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Levi Wallace
CB
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Mason Cole
C
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Mitch Trubisky
QB
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Patrick Peterson
CB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueF NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Steelers finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a F.

The Steelers torched the value chart for Jordan Travis, taking him 111 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Everything downstream of Jordan Travis depends on Jordan Travis, and the building knows it. The Foster pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, running back and other spots.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jones. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

There is no spinning it; the board won this weekend going away.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Sedrick Van Pran
In No. 21 they get an anchor for the offensive line, a steep price for the projection. Need was not the driver here.
Pick31 Rnd1 Jordan Travis
In pick No. 31 they get their quarterback of the future, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Denzel Burke
A tidy little value on Denzel Burke in Round 2, Pick 21, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Tykee Smith
They jumped the gun on Tykee Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Nothing to complain about; Junior Colson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Edge rusher, running back and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Javon Foster did not.
Pick199 Rnd6 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick242 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones at pick No. 242 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.