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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Rice: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Brenden Rice had no business being available in slot 120, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Gray reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They left with safety solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a lockdown presence outside. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Troy Franklin in pick No. 52, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
You do not let an offensive lineman like Kingsley Suamataia reach the 84th pick and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick120 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 120th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at slot 121 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
A reach for Jordan Magee in the Round 6 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. in No. 238 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.