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  • bstoveman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Hardy: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Daequan Hardy at the 242nd pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They are betting Rosemy-Jacksaint proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In pick 21 they get a ballhawk on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at slot 53 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick85 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at the 85th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick120 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
The board had Leonard Taylor III higher than the 120th pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick121 Rnd4 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They talked themselves into Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at Round 4, Pick 21, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They paid sticker price for Tanor Bortolini in No. 199, and that is fine. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick242 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
They robbed the room for Daequan Hardy here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.