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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Nobody else had Tim Smith anywhere near pick No. 229. The Steelers did, by 98 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Belton.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 21 they get a load in the middle at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They paid up for Jalen Milroe at Round 3, Pick 19 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
They read the board right and Anthony Belton was the payoff at pick No. 123. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick156 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in the 156th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
No edge and no loss on Jaylen Reed in the 185th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Tim Smith in slot 229 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.