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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (DAL)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Players Gained
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Hunter Luepke
RB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
The Steelers let Clark fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let De'Corian Clark slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at No. 245. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Nugent pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. Reaching for Nugent left real value on the table behind him.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick56 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
The board fumbled Quinyon Mitchell all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 84 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick119 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton slipping to pick 119 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at the 120th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124 Rnd4 Drake Nugent
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Drake Nugent in Round 4, Pick 24 leaves quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in the 174th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick198 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett is a better player than slot 198 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
Steal is underselling it; Jontrey Hunter at pick 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Taking De'Corian Clark in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.