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Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
John Emery Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
John Emery Jr.
RB LSU
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BAL)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (BAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesC FutureB
The Steelers landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Steelers put a flag in the ground for John Emery Jr., 144 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. It is not that Foster is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Edgerrin Cooper
In pick No. 32 they get a green-dot type in the middle, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid a round early for T'Vondre Sweat in the 52nd pick, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
No drama and no debate, Sedrick Van Pran went about where he belonged in slot 84. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick95 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at Round 3, Pick 32 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick119 Rnd4 James Williams
A reach on James Williams in the 119th overall pick; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A surprising call. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent pick 120 on Javon Foster, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick132 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Hart at the 132nd pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick198 Rnd6 John Emery Jr.
A wild overpay on John Emery Jr. in pick 198, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at the 241st overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.