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Draft Selections
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Arch Manning Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (PIT)
Arch Manning
QB Texas
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (PIT)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (PIT)
King Mack
S NC State
Robert Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (PIT)
Robert Fitzgerald
S Northwestern
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Anthony Boswell Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (PIT)
Anthony Boswell
OG Houston
Benjamin Brahmer Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Benjamin Brahmer
TE Penn State
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (PIT)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Draft Picks Received
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (JAX)
King Mack
S NC State
Robert Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (JAX)
Robert Fitzgerald
S Northwestern
Anthony Boswell Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (JAX)
Anthony Boswell
OG Houston
Draft Picks Traded
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (JAX)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Quay'sheed Scott Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (JAX)
Quay'sheed Scott
CB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueA NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Boswell fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Anthony Boswell had no business being available in pick No. 215, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will answer for taking wide receiver early while edge rusher, linebacker and other spots went begging. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jeremiah Smith
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went wide receiver with Jeremiah Smith while clear needs at edge rusher, linebacker and other spots sat open.
Pick47 Rnd2 Arch Manning
Arch Manning at Round 2, Pick 15 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kelley Jones
A surprising call. With edge rusher, linebacker and other spots still to address, they spent the 76th overall pick on Kelley Jones, a cornerback they were not short of.
Pick82 Rnd3 David Stone
Taking David Stone in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 King Mack
They paid up for King Mack at slot 174 when waiting would have done the job. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick179 Rnd5 Robert Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald in No. 179 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A quiet steal in the 194th pick: Jermaine Mathews Jr. for less than the market said. Where it fits the depth chart is the real question.
Pick215 Rnd6 Anthony Boswell
They barely believed it either: Anthony Boswell still on the board at pick 215. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Benjamin Brahmer
They went early on Benjamin Brahmer in the 224th pick, and the value did not follow. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Niki Prongos
Niki Prongos at the 239th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.