Steelers’ 2023 Draft Haul Earns A+ Grade From Pro Football Focus

**Buzz** · 04-30-2023, 02:06 AM

I liked this class a lot better before I found out about the PFF grade

**Ernie** · 04-30-2023, 02:59 AM

Originally posted by Buzz

I liked this class a lot better before I found out about the PFF grade

As the old saying goes.. A broken clock is right twice a day. Lol

We landed a consensus top 5 draft class.. id be shocked to see anything lower published.

**Joel Buchsbaum** · 04-30-2023, 05:49 AM

I think this is a very good draft. Several if my target players were taken and aside from out 3rd round pick, I think we nailed it.

**Northern_Blitz** · 04-30-2023, 06:42 AM

The draft is like a box of chocolates. But it looks good so far. You never know how it's going to play out though.

The Kahn, Tomlin, Weidl Triumvirate looks good in their first outing IMO.

**papillon** · 04-30-2023, 08:27 AM

Everyone liked the Sweed/Mendenhall draft as well, just sayin.

Pappy

**"BuzzNuter"** · 04-30-2023, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by papillon

Everyone liked the Sweed/Mendenhall draft as well, just sayin.

Pappy

That's right, like the song says it's just wishing and hoping. This looks great on paper but wait a year and we will see.

It would be nice to get a shut down corner out of this. Jones looks good but remember the last Jones we got from Georgia. It's all hype to get the hope up for all teams. Actually the answer will be 3 years from now.

**NorthCoast** · 04-30-2023, 08:49 AM

If only games were played on paper this team looks like it could compete. But seriously it really comes down to the QB and what kind of 2nd year jump he can make. And Canada really has no excuses this year since there are no obvious holes on the offense. He's got all the pieces he needs.

**NorthCoast** · 04-30-2023, 08:54 AM

Profootball Network says A-:

NFL Draft Grades 2023: Analysis and Grades For All 7 Rounds in 2023 NFL Draft | PFSN

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/overall-nfl-draft-grades-2023/#Pittsburgh_Steelers

The 2023 NFL Draft is over and our analysts have graded every pick for every team. Which teams impressed, and who struggled?

It’s difficult to imagine the 2023 NFL Draft going much better for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They landed an explosive offensive tackle who can benefit the ground game from the get-go while honing his craft as a pass protector. Pittsburgh bolstered the CB room with two impact players, including legacy pick Joey Porter Jr. Multiple times, the Steelers took advantage of falling talent, most notably with Georgia TE Darnell Washington.

Overall Grade: A-

**NorthCoast** · 04-30-2023, 08:55 AM

SI says "A"

NFL Draft 2023 Grades: Analysis of Every Team’s Picks

https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/04/29/2023-nfl-draft-team-grades

A closer look at which teams drafted best and which teams still have some work to do this offseason.

**NorthCoast** · 04-30-2023, 08:58 AM

the score says "A+"

2023 NFL Draft Grades: AFC North

https://www.thescore.com/news/2636718

With the 2023 NFL Draft complete, theScore's NFL editors hand out their initial grades for each team's incoming rookies.NFCEAST | NORTH | SOUTH | WESTAFCEAST | NORTH | SOUTH | WESTBaltimore Ravens!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;rGrade: BThe Ravens could have looked elsewhere in the first round after signing Odell Beckham Jr., but to their credit recognized there was still work to be done. Flowers is an exhilarating addition to the new-look Baltimore offense - he could have been drafted much earlier than No. 22. We would have liked to see the Ravens address their cornerback need a bit earlier than they did, but it's tough to argue with the value they found with Simpson late in the third. There isn't much volume in this group, but we're giving extra points for a long-awaited change in philosophy on the offensive side of the ball.Cincinnati Bengals!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;rGrade: A-The Bengals are slowly inching toward Elite Organization territory. After a series of drafts that laid the foundation for their rise to Super Bowl contention, this group may end up adding several more impact players. Murphy is an athletic pass-rusher who should have been long gone by No. 28, Turner was the fastest player at the combine, and Battle is an extremely reliable safety who somehow ended up being underrated in the pre-draft process. Jones, Brown, and Iosivas are all interesting Day 3 gambles at offensive skill positions. One of them providing value in a complementary role would be massive, but their intriguing skill sets come with immense upside.Cleveland Browns!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;rGrade: B+The Browns have made an annual tradition of scooping up players sitting on the board much longer than anyone could have expected. That was once again the case this year: Tillman, Ika, Jones, McGuire, and Wypler all fit the description. Many of the percieved value picks won't work out - there tend to be reasons one team after another passes them up. But some will, and it's not tough to envision that being the case with a number of Cleveland's 2023 picks. This approach gives the Browns plenty of upside despite not having first- or second-round selections as a result of the Deshaun Watson trade.Pittsburgh Steelers!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;rGrade: A+The Steelers crushed this draft. All the attention will be on the Eagles for their first-round haul, but nobody had a more complete draft than Mike Tomlin and first-time GM Omar Khan. Jones is a freakish talent who brings limitless upside in filling Pittsburgh's most glaring need. Staying patient at the top of Round 2 to get a legacy pick in Porter Jr. takes care of the other must-have position (a selection acquired from Chicago last season in the robbery that was the Chase Claypool trade). From there, it was all about the best players. Benton, Washington, and Herbig are all future starters who could have been drafted much earlier than they were. Some teams simply draft better than others - there's a reason this team never falls off.

Grade: A+
The Steelers crushed this draft. All the attention will be on the Eagles for their first-round haul, but nobody had a more complete draft than Mike Tomlin and first-time GM Omar Khan. Jones is a freakish talent who brings limitless upside in filling Pittsburgh's most glaring need. Staying patient at the top of Round 2 to get a legacy pick in Porter Jr. takes care of the other must-have position (a selection acquired from Chicago last season in the robbery that was the Chase Claypool trade). From there, it was all about the best players. Benton, Washington, and Herbig are all future starters who could have been drafted much earlier than they were. Some teams simply draft better than others - there's a reason this team never falls off.

**NorthCoast** · 04-30-2023, 09:06 AM

btw, grades for the Bungles are ranging B+ to A so they are still gonna be a tough out. One site has them labeled as near "Elite Organization". Amazing what a franchise QB can do to turn a team around.

**Oviedo** · 04-30-2023, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by Northern_Blitz

The draft is like a box of chocolates. But it looks good so far. You never know how it's going to play out though.

The Kahn, Tomlin, Weidl Triumvirate looks good in their first outing IMO.

Just needed to get Colbert out to quit holding them back

**Joel Buchsbaum** · 04-30-2023, 09:35 AM

Originally posted by hawaiiansteel

All of the players we selected were "Steelers types" and BPA who represented "incredibly great value" where we drafted them.

quite frankly, it's amazing they were all even still available. pretty much, every single one of them was the "steal of the draft".

Steelers’ 2023 Draft Haul Earns A+ Grade From Pro Football Focus

https://steelersdepot.com/2023/04/st...medium=twitter

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

R1 (14): OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
R2 (49): DI Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
R3 (93): TE Darnell Washington, Georgia
R4 (132): EDGE Nick Herbig, Wisconsin
R7 (241): CB Cory Trice Jr., Purdue
R7 (251): OG Spencer Anderson, Maryland

Day 1: The Steelers jump up three spots, giving up a fourth-round pick to make sure they land the offensive tackle they wanted. Jones impressed as a pass-blocker in 2022, earning a 84.1 PFF pass-blocking grade and allowing just nine total pressures from 470 pass-blocking snaps.

Day 2: Pittsburgh takes PFF’s CB4 and 21st-ranked prospect to open up Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft. Porter wins with his length. The former Nittany Lion’s 34-inch arms make it easy to disrupt his opponent at the catch point and line of scrimmage. Porter’s 40% forced incompletion rate in 2022 led all Power Five cornerbacks.

The Steelers take a top interior defender that can line up in the A and B gaps, with the Steelers able to move Cameron Heyward, Larry Ogunjobi and Benton across the interior. Benton will help a Steelers run defense that struggled in 2022 up the middle, with a strong 10.5% run-stop win rate in 2022.

The freaky Georgia tight end’s slide is over. Pittsburgh grabs the 6-foot-8, 272-pound Darnell Washington to continue their strong 2023 NFL Draft. He has a strong resume in the ground game, as his top-five finish among Power Five tight ends in run-blocking grade in 2022 proves, and is a mismatch weapon as a receiver.

Day 3: The Steelers’ incredible draft continues. Herbig played on the edge at Wisconsin but figures to be more of a tweener in the NFL, and that’s likely why he wasn’t a higher pick. He knows how to rush the passer, though, as he won 23.9% of his pass-rushing snaps in 2022 and earned a 91.1 pass-rush grade.

Ranked 77th on PFF's big board. Price is a physically imposing corner at 6-foot-3 who is extremely aggressive at the line of scrimmage and tackles well.

Anderson is the only pick by the Steelers where the player has been outside the top 80 of the PFF big board. Anderson produced a 79.8 PFF pass-blocking grade in 2022 but struggled as a run blocker.

DRAFT GRADE: A+

**NJ-STEELER** · 04-30-2023, 12:44 PM

Grabbing guys at the top of draft boards when they selected. ( Porter, Washington, trice and even herbig was up there) is different then how they pan out in a few years.

so it’s graded correctly based on that.
you dint see any dri archers or A McFarlands type of reaches

Steelers’ 2023 Draft Haul Earns A+ Grade From Pro Football Focus

Steelers’ 2023 Draft Haul Earns A+ Grade From Pro Football Focus

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