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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Steelers: B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Steelers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

However the rest shakes out, Rourke at that price is a win they earned. On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick No. 21 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at the 83rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick123 Rnd4 Cody Simon
The board had cheaper options than Cody Simon at pick 123, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
They let Kurtis Rourke come to them and pounced at the 156th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
The board had DJ Giddens higher than slot 185, and the running back fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and R.J. Mickens at the Round 7 slot is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.