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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The needs board said one thing and the Steelers did another, using the Round 3 slot on Sedrick Van Pran while quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots waited. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Rakestraw Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 20 they get a blindside protector, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 84 on Sedrick Van Pran with quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved.
Pick98 Rnd3 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at the 98th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick119 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A tidy little value on Cedric Gray in pick No. 119, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
They paid sticker price for Khristian Boyd in Round 6, Pick 3, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick195 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
A reasonable price with a little left over, M.J. Devonshire in pick 195. It fills a real need, too.