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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Higgins: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jay Higgins got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at slot 223. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They are betting Smith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at pick No. 21 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick52 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at No. 52 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kaleb Johnson in Round 3, Pick 19, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
A clean, defensible pick in the 121st overall pick with a little surplus value in Jack Nelson. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom in slot 161 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to pick 223, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Taking Raheim Sanders in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Smith this early at the 245th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.