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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. Gabe Hall at pick 195 is 28 spots clear of where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Mahogany pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, safety and other spots. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They did well to land T'Vondre Sweat in pick No. 51, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick84 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 84 on Christian Mahogany with quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved.
Pick98 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They reached into another round for Johnny Wilson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A tidy little value on Cedric Gray in the 119th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in No. 178 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick195 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Hall in the 195th overall pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.