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  • Pj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Robbie Ouzts Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Robbie Ouzts
TE Alabama
Malik Verdon Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Malik Verdon
S Iowa State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers have some explaining to do after a D+.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for Marcus Dumervil, 350 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. That Farmer pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

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

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Marcus Dumervil
In slot 21 they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. Need was not the driver here.
Pick83 Rnd3 Nick Martin
Nick Martin in No. 83 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They let Joshua Farmer come to them and pounced at the 123rd pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick156 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in pick 156 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Robbie Ouzts
Robbie Ouzts in pick No. 185 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Malik Verdon
They reached into another round for Malik Verdon, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.