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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers bet big and early on Darius Robinson, 35 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Getting Watson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 21 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at No. 53 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick85 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Braden Fiske. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in slot 120 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They talked themselves into Jordan Travis at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick199 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in Round 6, Pick 24 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick242 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson is a better player than slot 242 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.