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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Sanders: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Raheim Sanders slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at the 245th overall pick. Highway robbery. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will need Sheppard to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 21st overall pick they get a red-zone target to build around. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick83 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A straight-up fair deal on Denzel Burke at pick No. 83, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
They will replay Barrett Carter at slot 121 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 161 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A wild overpay on Xavier Truss in the 223rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard in Round 7, Pick 13 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at No. 245 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.