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12-27-23 (1)

  • sanador DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped White from sliding. Grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Ricky White sat on the board until Round 7, Pick 17, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

It is not that Frazier is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Frazier to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa in No. 48 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 80 on Zach Frazier with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick116 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Fair-plus on Roman Wilson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in the 121st overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick194 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
No edge and no loss on Keith Randolph Jr. in slot 194; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ricky White
They will replay Ricky White at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.