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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

Nobody else had John Williams anywhere near slot 229. The Steelers did, by 37 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Belton makes the weekend a net positive.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 21 they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Nothing to complain about; Darien Porter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at No. 123 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick156 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
By-the-book stuff, Damien Martinez at Round 5, Pick 18 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick185 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
They paid sticker price for Vernon Broughton in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take John Williams this early at the 229th overall pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.