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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Steelers get a C+.

The tape said wait; the Steelers did not. Maason Smith went at the 84th pick, a good 27 picks before the board was ready. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

With quarterback, safety and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In slot 20 they get protection for the quarterback. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Worthy at pick 51, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A real head-scratcher, Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick98 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Blake Fisher in the 98th pick leaves quarterback, safety and other spots for later.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at the 119th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick178 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in Round 6, Pick 3 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick195 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in slot 195 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.