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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (PIT)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Green from sliding. Grade: B-.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Renardo Green, the No. 76 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 3 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Van Pran pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, linebacker and other spots still on the board.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 20 they get a cornerstone up front. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at pick 51 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A surprising call. With quarterback, linebacker and other spots still to address, they spent No. 84 on Sedrick Van Pran, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick98 Rnd3 Renardo Green
Renardo Green at the 98th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
Fair-plus on Jarvis Brownlee Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
They paid sticker price for Fabien Lovett in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 195th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.