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Draft Selections
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NYG)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Keenan Allen
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Steelers let Tuten fall into their laps, and walked away with a C+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Bhayshul Tuten at the 245th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The Truss reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

If Azareye'h Thomas and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick83 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at No. 83 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at the 103rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They paid sticker price for Darius Alexander in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Taking Devin Neal in Round 5, Pick 24 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in pick 219 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick223 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at pick No. 223 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Bhayshul Tuten in slot 245, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.