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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Steelers. For now, C+.

The needs board said one thing and the Steelers did another, using No. 51 on Kiran Amegadjie while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots waited. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Reaching for Hall left real value on the table behind him.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Hit on Jackson Powers-Johnson and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick 20 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though they paid up to get him. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 51st overall pick on Kiran Amegadjie with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick84 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A premium they did not need to pay, Leonard Taylor III a notch or two before his time. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at slot 119 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in Round 4, Pick 20 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 195th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Ryan Watts
They paid a round early for Ryan Watts in pick 240, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.