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  • sammytrav DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaden Crumedy
DT Mississippi State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers did enough to get by: C+.

The Steelers bet big and early on Jaden Crumedy, 47 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Fisher pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, safety and other spots. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

So much rides on Cooper DeJean that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 20 they get an island corner. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 51 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick84 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid a round early for Brenden Rice in the 84th pick, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A surprising call. With quarterback, safety and other spots still to address, they spent Round 3, Pick 35 on Blake Fisher, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick119 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
Value said wait; Ainias Smith in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jaden Crumedy
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaden Crumedy in the 178th overall pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the 195th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.