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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
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Hampton: B-.

When a board-topper like Omarion Hampton slides to pick 121, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Truss reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 21st pick they get a security blanket over the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No drama and no debate, Alfred Collins went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
No edge and no loss on Denzel Burke in No. 83; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick121 Rnd4 Omarion Hampton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Omarion Hampton in slot 121, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 5, Pick 24 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in the 223rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in pick No. 229 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Clay Webb
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Clay Webb in pick 245. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.