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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Matt Lee; the Steelers did not wait, grabbing him 97 spots ahead at Round 6, Pick 3. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Coleman. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In No. 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in pick 51 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick84 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
They reached a country mile for Blake Fisher at pick No. 84, and the board is aghast. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick98 Rnd3 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at slot 98 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick119 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at the 119th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick178 Rnd6 Matt Lee
A big swing on Matt Lee at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A conviction pick on Jaylan Ford at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.