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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 123rd overall pick lands the Steelers a B-, Milroe and all.

Call it larceny. Jalen Milroe sat on the board until No. 123, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Thornton Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
In No. 21 they get a bell-cow for the offense, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at the 83rd pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Circle this one: Jalen Milroe at pick 123 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 156 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in Round 6, Pick 9 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick229 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
You do not let a safety like R.J. Mickens reach the 229th overall pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.