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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureF
The Steelers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B-. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. Patrick Payton at the 165th overall pick is 82 spots clear of where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Caleb Lomu
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
Pick27
Rnd1
Kayden McDonald
In No. 27 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick28
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
In the 28th overall pick they get the heartbeat of the defense. A real need, handled.
Pick76
Rnd3
Dontay Corleone
A tidy bit of business in pick 76, where Dontay Corleone graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85
Rnd3
Nicholas Singleton
They reached into another round for Nicholas Singleton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick89
Rnd3
Deion Burks
A reasonable price with a little left over, Deion Burks in the 89th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick98
Rnd3
Harold Perkins Jr.
Value said wait; Harold Perkins Jr. in No. 98 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick99
Rnd3
Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in Round 3, Pick 35 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106
Rnd4
Bud Clark
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Bud Clark. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick107
Rnd4
Ja'Kobi Lane
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ja'Kobi Lane in slot 107. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121
Rnd4
CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels in pick No. 121 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126
Rnd4
Drew Allar
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Drew Allar. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127
Rnd4
Parker Brailsford
A straight-up fair deal on Parker Brailsford at the 127th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick129
Rnd4
Michael Trigg
They let Michael Trigg come to them and pounced at the 129th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick133
Rnd4
Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick135
Rnd4
Zane Durant
This one needs a full-page explanation: Zane Durant in No. 135, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick141
Rnd5
Jaeden Roberts
A reach on Jaeden Roberts in slot 141; the board had better options right there. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick161
Rnd5
Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings slipping to pick 161 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165
Rnd5
Patrick Payton
They reached a country mile for Patrick Payton at the 165th pick, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168
Rnd5
Domani Jackson
They took Domani Jackson at par in the 168th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick204
Rnd6
Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia in pick No. 204 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216
Rnd6
Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett at Round 6, Pick 35 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick230
Rnd7
Thaddeus Dixon
The board had Thaddeus Dixon higher than Round 7, Pick 14, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237
Rnd7
Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick No. 237 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243
Rnd7
Xavier Nwankpa
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Xavier Nwankpa at slot 243. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.