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  • bigdoggsammyt DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Steelers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Steelers reached some 36 spots for Savion Williams, and value like that does not grow back. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Getting Cornelius where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The trade work was a quiet net positive. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 30 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick56 Rnd2 Savion Williams
They reached a country mile for Savion Williams at the 56th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They liked Darius Alexander enough to skip the value, taking him in the 83rd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick156 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at pick No. 156 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius slipping to Round 6, Pick 9 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at slot 229 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.