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  • pkjay07 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Steelers spent real capital to be 28 picks early on Blake Watson, and the board is going to hold them to it. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 20th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
A curious use of slot 52. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Zach Frazier did not.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jamari Thrash
They jumped the gun on Jamari Thrash, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid up for Cedric Gray at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in the 120th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Blake Watson
A wild overpay on Blake Watson in pick 198, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick241 Rnd7 Mark Perry
By-the-book stuff, Mark Perry at slot 241 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.