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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Polk: B-.

The Steelers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ja'Lynn Polk, the No. 73 name on the board, in No. 98. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Steelers indulged a want in Frazier while a need in quarterback, edge rusher and other spots stayed open.

Frazier has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 20th pick 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 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil slipping to pick 84 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick98 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Taking Ja'Lynn Polk in the 98th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick119 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 19, with Maason Smith worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
They robbed the room for Kitan Oladapo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick195 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in pick No. 195 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.