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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Cedric Gray in the 123rd overall pick, a good 28 spots before the room expected him.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. On value alone, Hart makes the weekend a net positive.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 23rd pick they get a blindside protector. Need was not the driver here.
Pick55 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
No edge and no loss on Cooper DeJean in pick No. 55; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 87 on Jackson Powers-Johnson with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton slipping to No. 113 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in pick 123 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cam Hart
They read the board right and Cam Hart was the payoff at the 201st overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick244 Rnd7 Brian Ugwu
A conviction pick on Brian Ugwu at pick 244 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.