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  • UncleRen DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Gould: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Steelers watched Anthony Gould slide 53 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Zinter is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 20th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 51 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick84 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker slipping to Round 3, Pick 20 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick98 Rnd3 DJ James
They robbed the room for DJ James here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A surprising call. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent No. 119 on Zak Zinter, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick178 Rnd6 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in the 178th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
They barely believed it either: Anthony Gould still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.