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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Smith from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Brashard Smith, the No. 114 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 231 like a gift left on the doorstep. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Thornton Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 21st overall pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Trey Amos
By-the-book stuff, Trey Amos at No. 52 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 83 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They took Joshua Farmer at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A big swing on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 163, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Mitchell Evans
Somehow Mitchell Evans was still sitting there in the 225th pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
They barely believed it either: Brashard Smith still on the board at slot 231. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at Round 7, Pick 29 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.