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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Paul Jr.: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Chris Paul Jr. had no business being available in pick No. 223, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The cost of the Belton reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
A straight-up fair deal on Luther Burden III at pick No. 21, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They will replay Kenneth Grant at slot 52 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at the 121st pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Anthony Belton this early at Round 5, Pick 24. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick223 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in No. 223 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nohl Williams in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Logan Parr
A tidy bit of business in pick 245, where Logan Parr graded well above the range. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.