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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (PIT)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Steelers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most.

The Williams pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with safety the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the 20th pick they get a sticky cover corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in pick No. 52. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
No edge and no loss on Sedrick Van Pran in No. 84; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick120 Rnd4 Malik Washington
They paid sticker price for Malik Washington in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 James Williams
A reach for James Williams in slot 121; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick198 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor at pick 198 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They took Matthew Jones at par in the 238th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.