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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
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
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent pick 229 on Roc Taylor, a name most had 22 spots down the list.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. However the rest shakes out, Belton at that price is a win they earned.

They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 21 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A quiet steal in pick 83: Maxwell Hairston for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at Round 4, Pick 21 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick156 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Damien Martinez. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
They read the board right and Raheim Sanders was the payoff at No. 185. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
They reached into another round for Roc Taylor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.