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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Steelers get a C+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Trevin Wallace at slot 178, a reach of 55 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. The final tally is a middling C+.

It is not that Frazier is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

So much rides on Amarius Mims that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 20 they get a building block for the line at fair value. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Zach Frazier while clear needs at quarterback, safety and other spots sat open.
Pick84 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A conviction pick on Khyree Jackson at the 84th pick that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick98 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Maason Smith in pick No. 98 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at pick 119 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
Trevin Wallace at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick195 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
A reach on Nathaniel Watson in Round 6, Pick 20; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.