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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The war room fell hard for Will Sheppard, and it showed at pick No. 247: 106 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The Hampton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 21 they get a seam-stretching tight end at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They took Alfred Collins at par in pick No. 52, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A quiet steal in the 83rd pick: Andrew Mukuba for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Omarion Hampton
Circle this one: Omarion Hampton at Round 4, Pick 21 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jordan Hancock well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
A wild overpay on Jalen Travis in the 225th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick231 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Micah Morris at the 231st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They talked themselves into Will Sheppard at No. 247, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.