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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (PIT)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (PIT)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (PIT)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (JAX)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DAL)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (JAX)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B to prove it.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Steelers shredded theirs for Barryn Sorrell. He came off 130 spots early, and the room will hear about it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Rourke pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in slot 36 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in the 70th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick87 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in Round 3, Pick 23 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick124 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A tidy little value on Joshua Farmer in pick No. 124, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They will replay Malachi Moore at No. 156 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at Round 5, Pick 33 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick182 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
They talked themselves into Howard Cross III at the 182nd pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick185 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in slot 185 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
They liked Hayden Conner enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 204. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Steal is underselling it; Kurtis Rourke at No. 211 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jermari Harris at the 229th overall pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.