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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Michael Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Michael Wiley
RB Arizona
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 241: the Steelers steal Hunter and grade out a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jontrey Hunter had no business being available in slot 241, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Van Pran pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 20 they get protection for the quarterback. More want than need.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kalen King
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kalen King at the 52nd overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Sedrick Van Pran while clear needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick119 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at pick 119 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They took Tommy Eichenberg at par in the 120th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Michael Wiley
Michael Wiley slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
You do not let a safety like Jontrey Hunter reach No. 241 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.