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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Strong. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Dorian Strong slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at the 247th overall pick. Highway robbery.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 21st pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at slot 52 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
They paid sticker price for Barrett Carter in the 83rd overall pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick122 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Somehow Charles Grant was still sitting there in No. 122, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick163 Rnd5 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in Round 5, Pick 24 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson in pick No. 231 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Dorian Strong
Taking Dorian Strong in pick 247 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.