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Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (TB)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (TB)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Steelers let Rakestraw Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The Steelers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. fell into the 52nd overall pick. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

It is not that Van Pran is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The cost of the Guyton reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick 52 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick58 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at the 58th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 84 on Sedrick Van Pran with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots unsolved.
Pick119 Rnd4 Max Melton
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 119, where Max Melton graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick120 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They took Justin Eboigbe at par in Round 4, Pick 20, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A reach on Sam Hartman in No. 198; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They went early on Eric Gentry in the 241st overall pick, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.