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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PHI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (BUF)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Of all the ways to open, the Steelers chose the head-scratcher, spending No. 51 on Zach Frazier with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still wide open. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. If Brade pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick No. 22 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Zach Frazier in Round 2, Pick 19 leaves quarterback, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick88 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
The board had cheaper options than Brenden Rice at the 88th pick, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 98 with a little surplus value in Khyree Jackson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick119 Rnd4 Beau Brade
They went early on Beau Brade in pick No. 119, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 120th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick126 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
McKinnley Jackson in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick178 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They liked Johnny Dixon enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 178. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.