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Draft Selections
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (PIT)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PIT)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Rondell Bothroyd Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Rondell Bothroyd
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (CAR)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Traded
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CAR)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Steelers. For now, C+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Steelers spent No. 241 on Rondell Bothroyd, a name the board had a full 45 spots lower.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while running back and tight end went begging. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

So much rides on Patrick Paul that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They jumped the gun on Patrick Paul, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick52 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
They bypassed pressing needs at running back and tight end to take Sedrick Van Pran, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick65 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in slot 65, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
No edge and no loss on Michael Hall Jr. in No. 84; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick119 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Abrams-Draine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
They paid a round early for James Williams in Round 4, Pick 20, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 De'Corian Clark
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for De'Corian Clark. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick198 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 198th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Rondell Bothroyd
They talked themselves into Rondell Bothroyd at the 241st overall pick, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.