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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (PIT)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (GB)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Demarcus Robinson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Steelers let Sampson fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dylan Sampson at pick 163 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The cost of the Jefferson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Kenneth Grant and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In No. 27 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at Round 2, Pick 20. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick87 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They robbed the room for Deone Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
The board fumbled Andrew Mukuba all the way to pick No. 91, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tory Horton at slot 122 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 126th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick163 Rnd5 Dylan Sampson
Somehow Dylan Sampson was still sitting there in the 163rd pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick176 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at pick No. 176 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavier Truss well ahead of where he belonged. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick231 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at Round 7, Pick 31 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.