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Steelers 11-23

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Draft Selections
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (PIT)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DET)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Players Gained
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Derrick Barnes
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B.

There is reaching, and then there is Benjamin Morrison at pick 153. The Steelers jumped the board by 46 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Landing Johnson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in No. 27 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick60 Rnd2 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell slid further than he should have, and slot 60 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Taking Kaleb Johnson in the 91st overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick153 Rnd5 Benjamin Morrison
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Benjamin Morrison well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.