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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Howard: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Will Howard had no business being available in slot 163, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
They read the board right and Jahdae Barron was the payoff at the Round 1 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick52 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Omarion Hampton in pick 52, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in the 83rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They paid sticker price for Joshua Farmer in slot 122, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Will Howard
A quarterback of that caliber at pick No. 163 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Circle this one: Jaylen Reed at No. 225 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
The board had Jamon Dumas-Johnson higher than Round 7, Pick 13, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
A clean, defensible pick in the 247th pick with a little surplus value in Ty Hamilton. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.