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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (PIT)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (PIT)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (IND)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (IND)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Cox fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Steelers did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to quarterback, which was the need that mattered most.

However the rest shakes out, Cox at that price is a win they earned. The Arnold reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In slot 18 they get a sticky cover corner, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick82 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
The board had Leonard Taylor III higher than pick 82, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at Round 4, Pick 18 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid sticker price for Cedric Gray in the 121st pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in pick No. 123 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ricky Pearsall
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ricky Pearsall. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Marques Cox
They robbed the room for Marques Cox here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.