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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Steelers took John Williams a full 37 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They banked enough surplus on Martinez to cover a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the 83rd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
A reach on Hollin Pierce in pick 123; the board had better options right there. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick156 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Vernon Broughton well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at Round 6, Pick 9 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams in pick No. 229 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.