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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Reed: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Steelers watched Jaylen Reed slide 38 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The Oladejo reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
No drama and no debate, Cam Skattebo went about where he belonged in the 83rd overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick123 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at the 123rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kurtis Rourke in pick 156. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They took Dont'e Thornton Jr. at par in No. 185, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at pick No. 229 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.