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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Demani Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (PIT)
Demani Richardson
S Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

The Steelers clearly saw something nobody else did in Sedrick Van Pran, taking him 38 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Colson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 20 they get a potential shutdown corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the 52nd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick84 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at No. 84 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A reach on Cole Bishop in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They paid sticker price for Justin Eboigbe in pick 120, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 198th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick241 Rnd7 Demani Richardson
They took Demani Richardson at par in the 241st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.