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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Craig Woodson
S California
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Gabriel: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Dillon Gabriel got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at the 229th pick.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The cost of the Higgins reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tai Felton
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 83 with a little surplus value in Tai Felton. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
They let Brashard Smith come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jay Higgins in the 162nd overall pick, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
Nice patience on Craig Woodson, who had no business lasting to slot 223. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Dillon Gabriel
They barely believed it either: Dillon Gabriel still on the board at pick 229. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ben Yurosek
The board had cheaper options than Ben Yurosek at No. 245, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.