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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (PIT)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (GB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

Hard to follow the map here. The Steelers bypassed quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Zach Frazier at No. 51, a spot they had covered. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Thomas at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. More want than need.
Pick51 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, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick84 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They paid sticker price for Khyree Jackson in slot 84, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick88 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They paid up for Brenden Rice at Round 3, Pick 25 when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in pick No. 119 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on James Williams. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
No drama and no debate, Steele Chambers went about where he belonged in No. 195. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas is a better player than the Round 7 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.