6th and 7th round picks 100% wasted

[whisper]

Even in the old days there were good player taken in the 12th round. Hell, Tom Brady was taken in the the round. And yet, Pgh acts as if after round 4, those picks are just peripheral party picks - just meaningless, picks to have fun with without concern for actually landing talent to help the team win.

The following are players taken after the "cutise brother crap" pick and the mind-numbing #4 QB pick or Oladokun - something no one is even bring up. Tons of OTs, CBs, DTs left on the board. The Steelers acted is if no possible upgrades were possible/needed in units that obviously needed upgraded. But hey, it's just one big party after the 4th round.

31. (209) Buffalo Bills (from Bengals): Luke Tenuta, OL, Virginia Tech

32. (210) New England Patriots (from Rams): Chasen Hines, OL, LSU

33. (211*) Los Angeles Rams: Quentin Lake, S, UCLA

34. (212*) Los Angeles Rams: Derion Kendrick, CB, Georgia

35. (213*) Atlanta Falcons: John FitzPatrick, TE, Georgia

36. (214*) Los Angeles Chargers: Ja’Sir Taylor, CB, Wake Forest

37. (215*) Arizona Cardinals: Lecitus Smith, OL, Virginia Tech

38. (216*) Indianapolis Colts: Curtis Brooks, DT, Cincinnati

39. (217*) Detroit Lions: James Houston IV, Edge, Jackson State

40. (218*) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Los Angeles Rams): Ko Kieft, TE, Minnesota

41. (219*) Tennessee Titans: Chance Campbell, LB, Mississippi

42. (220*) San Francisco 49ers: Kalia Davis, DT, UCF

43. (221*) San Francisco 49ers: Tariq Castro-Fields, CB, Penn State

Round 7
1. (222) Jacksonville Jaguars: Montaric Brown, CB, Arkansas

2. (223) Cleveland Browns (from Lions): Isaiah Thomas, Edge, Oklahoma

3. (224) Miami Dolphins (from Texans via Patriots and Ravens): Cameron Goode, LB, Cal

4. (225) Pittsburgh Steelers (from Jets): Mark Robinson, LB, Mississippi

5. (226) Chicago Bears (from Bengals via Giants): Ja’Tyre Carter, OL, Southern

6. (227) Minnesota Vikings (from Raiders via Panthers): Nick Muse, TE, South Carolina

7. (22 Green Bay Packers (from Bears via Texans): Tariq Carpenter, S, Georgia Tech

8. (229) Seattle Seahawks: Bo Melton, WR, Rutgers

9. (230) Washington Commanders: Chris Paul, G, Tulsa

10. (231) Buffalo Bills (from Falcons): Baylon Spector, LB, Clemson

11. (232) Denver Broncos: Faion Hicks, CB, Wisconsin

12. (233) Seattle Seahawks (from Chiefs via Vikings): Dareke Young, WR, Lenoir-Rhyne

13. (234) Green Bay Packers (from Broncos via Browns and Lions): Jonathan Ford, DT, Miami (Fla.)

14. (235) Los Angeles Rams (from Jaguars via Ravens and Buccaneers): Daniel Hardy, Edge, Montana State

15. (236) Los Angeles Chargers: Deane Leonard, CB, Mississippi

16. (237) Detroit Lions (from Eagles via Saints): Chase Lucas, CB, Arizona State

17. (23 Las Vegas Raiders (from Rams via Dolphins): Thayer Munford, OL, Ohio State

18. (239) Indianapolis Colts: Rodney Thomas II, S, Yale

19. (240) Washington Commanders (from Eagles via Colts): Christian Holmes, CB, Oklahoma State

20. (241) Pittsburgh Steelers: Chris Oladokun, QB, South Dakota State

21. (242) Carolina Panthers (from Patriots via Dolphins): Kalon Barnes, CB, Baylor

22. (243) Kansas City Chiefs (from Raiders via Patriots): Jaylen Watson, CB, Washington State

23. (244) Arizona Cardinals: Christian Matthew, CB, Valdosta State

24. (245) New England Patriots (from Cowboys via Texans): Andrew Stueber, OT, Michigan

25. (246) Cleveland Browns (from Bills): Dawson Deaton, OL, Texas Tech

26. (247) Miami Dolphins (from Titans): Skylar Thompson, QB, Kansas State

27. (24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Andre Anthony, Edge, LSU

28. (249) Green Bay Packers: Rasheed Walker, OL, Penn State

29. (250) Las Vegas Raiders (from Vikings via 49ers via Broncos): Brittain Brown, RB, UCLA

30. (251) Kansas City Chiefs: Isiah Pacheco, RB, Rutgers

31. (252) Cincinnati Bengals: Jeffrey Gunter, Edge, Coastal Carolina

32. (253) Los Angeles Rams: Russ Yeast, S, Kansas State

33. (254*) Chicago Bears (from Chargers): Elijah Hicks, S, Cal

34. (255*) Chicago Bears (from Chargers): Trenton Gill, P, NC State

35. (256*) Arizona Cardinals: Jesse Luketa, Edge, Penn State

36. (257*) Arizona Cardinals: Marquis Hayes, OL, Oklahoma

37. (258*) Green Bay Packers: Samori Toure, WR, Nebraska

38. (259*) Kansas City Chiefs: Nazeeh Johnson, S, Marshall

39. (260*) Los Angeles Chargers: Zander Horvath, FB, Purdue

40. (261*) Los Angeles Rams (from Buccaneers): AJ Arcuri, OL, Michigan State

41. (262*) San Francisco 49ers: Brock Purdy, QB, Iowa State

[WindyCitySteel]

I agree, we should have just drafted the next Tom Brady instead of Heyward. Good thinking.

[whisper]

I agree, we should have just drafted the next Tom Brady instead of Heyward. Good thinking.

Straw man argument; over-simplifying to create a red herring. My point was plenty of quality players have been found after the 4th round, but the Steelers act as if they are throw away picks: a 5-10 TE (who is slow) because his brother is on the team, and a QB with zero chance of making the roster who would have easily been there as an UDFA.

[Joel Buchsbaum]

Straw man argument; over-simplifying to create a red herring. My point was plenty of quality players have been found after the 4th round, but the Steelers act as if they are throw away picks: a 5-10 TE (who is slow) because his brother is on the team, and a QB with zero chance of making the roster who would have easily been there as an UDFA.

Yep. At least pick players who can 1 ) make the team and 2 ) play a position of need.

[Terrapin]

I'd suggest everyone take a look at Colbert and Tomlins draft history, especially rounds 4-7. How many of these clowns are even in the league anymore?

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/draft.htm