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  • Jett DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (PIT)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Storm Duck
CB Penn State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (ARI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Steelers did exactly that with Storm Duck in No. 201.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Jackson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
In pick No. 23 they get a three-down second-level presence, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
No drama and no debate, Cooper DeJean went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 87th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick123 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in No. 123 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 33. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Donovan Jackson did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Frank Gore Jr. this early at slot 139. It fills a real need, too.
Pick201 Rnd6 Storm Duck
Storm Duck at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
By-the-book stuff, Kaimon Rucker at the 244th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.