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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Shough should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Tyler Shough, slot 185, roughly 49 picks past where he belonged.

The Nesbit reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Steelers indulged a want in Fairchild while a need in interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots stayed open.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In No. 21 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. More want than need.
Pick83 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Restrepo reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Dylan Fairchild adds an offensive lineman and leaves interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at the 162nd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick185 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Circle this one: Tyler Shough at slot 185 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
They reached a country mile for Bryson Nesbit at pick 229, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam in the 245th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.