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Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PIT)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Barron from sliding. Grade: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Steelers were there to profit. Jahdae Barron, the No. 13 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 7 slot. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Every board in the league had Smith lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
They reached into another round for Jonah Savaiinaea, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Good price on Tai Felton in the 83rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at pick No. 123 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Woody Marks
They talked themselves into Woody Marks at Round 5, Pick 24, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith in pick 185 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jahdae Barron
Circle this one: Jahdae Barron at No. 229 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in the 245th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.