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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Wells Jr.. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Antwane Wells Jr. sat on the board until No. 231, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 21st overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A clean, defensible pick in the 83rd pick with a little surplus value in Maxwell Hairston. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Circle this one: Tez Johnson at Round 4, Pick 21 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at slot 163 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They will replay Jordan Hancock at pick 225 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Antwane Wells Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Antwane Wells Jr. reach pick No. 231 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247 Rnd7 John Williams
A slide stopped in No. 247, with John Williams worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.