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  • vacaciones DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

The Steelers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Will Sheppard at slot 223 regardless, 86 picks early.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Judkins. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In No. 21 they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Taking Malaki Starks in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at slot 83 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at pick 121 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 5, Pick 24 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They reached into another round for Will Sheppard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They reached a country mile for Tim Smith at slot 245, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.