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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent Round 6, Pick 20 on Edefuan Ulofoshio, a name most had 42 spots down the list. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick No. 20 they get a long-term starter on the line. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Zach Frazier while clear needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A tidy bit of business in pick 84, where Ja'Lynn Polk graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Calen Bullock at slot 98. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
They paid up for Jarrian Jones at No. 119 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They took Jordan Jefferson at par in Round 6, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at No. 195 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.