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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TEN)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (TEN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA- FutureC
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Smith: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ainias Smith got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at Round 6, Pick 3.

The Van Pran reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Sedrick Van Pran, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A tidy bit of business in pick 51, where Xavier Legette graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
They read the board right and Kris Abrams-Draine was the payoff at the 98th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick178 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Circle this one: Ainias Smith at pick No. 178 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
They robbed the room for Malik Mustapha here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.