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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (PIT)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (KC)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Collin Oliver at pick No. 229 is 63 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Leaving linebacker unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Watts at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 63rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick83 Rnd3 Deone Walker
No drama and no debate, Deone Walker went about where he belonged in pick 83. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
No edge and no loss on Emery Jones Jr. in No. 123; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick156 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at slot 185 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick226 Rnd7 Brady Cook
Brady Cook at pick No. 226 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
They left a pile of value on the table to take Collin Oliver this early at slot 229. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
Jaylin Smith at the 251st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick257 Rnd7 Sam Brown Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 257th pick, where Sam Brown Jr. graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.