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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (PIT)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (JAX)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (JAX)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (JAX)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Tim Smith at the 249th pick, roughly 24 spots before his name belonged.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Cooper value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots went begging.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. More want than need.
Pick55 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at Round 2, Pick 23 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A surprising call. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent the 87th pick on Zak Zinter, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick113 Rnd4 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in pick No. 113, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
By-the-book stuff, Tykee Smith at the 123rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
They read the board right and Moose Muhammad III was the payoff at No. 206. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Jefferson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick249 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Value said wait; Tim Smith in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.