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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (DAL)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DAL)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB+ FutureC+
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Steelers.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Steelers did exactly that with Gabe Hall in slot 178.

The Worthy value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Steelers indulged a want in Van Pran while a need in quarterback, safety and other spots stayed open. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 20 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
You do not let a cornerback like Cooper DeJean reach pick No. 51 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick56 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Sedrick Van Pran adds an offensive lineman and leaves quarterback, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy in Round 3, Pick 20 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119 Rnd4 Andru Phillips
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Andru Phillips at the 119th overall pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Hall in No. 178, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.