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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Craig Woodson
S California
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

Every other box got a look, but quarterback did not. The Steelers will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They are betting Milum proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Woodson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In pick No. 21 they get a building block for the line, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick83 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at slot 83 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan James
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan James in the 123rd overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Pat Bryant at pick 156 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick185 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
No drama and no debate, JJ Pegues went about where he belonged in No. 185. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
The board had Craig Woodson higher than Round 7, Pick 13, and the safety fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.