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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (PIT)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (SF)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Matt Lee, 97 picks early at Round 6, Pick 3. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mitchell. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. On the needs board they went 3 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 25 they get protection for the quarterback at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick51 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Taking Quinyon Mitchell in pick No. 51 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick84 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker is a better player than the 84th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They barely believed it either: Ja'Lynn Polk still on the board at Round 3, Pick 31. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Value with a capital V on Kris Abrams-Draine in pick 98, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick119 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Steal is underselling it; Brenden Rice at slot 119 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
No drama and no debate, Johnny Wilson went about where he belonged in the 126th overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
They reached into another round for Jordan Travis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176 Rnd6 C.J. Hanson
C.J. Hanson at No. 176 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick178 Rnd6 Matt Lee
A real head-scratcher, Matt Lee in Round 6, Pick 3 is miles ahead of his ranking. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.