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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 241 lands the Steelers a B-, Speights and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Omar Speights got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 241. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. With quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. The Frazier reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 20th pick they get a building block for the line. More want than need.
Pick52 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Zach Frazier adds an offensive lineman and leaves quarterback, safety and other spots untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
The board had Payton Wilson higher than pick 84, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 119 with a little surplus value in Leonard Taylor III. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Max Melton
Nice patience on Max Melton, who had no business lasting to slot 120. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Javon Baker
You do not let a wide receiver like Javon Baker reach No. 198 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick241 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in the 241st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.