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Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Steelers: C+.

The Trey Taylor pick is the one that will follow the Steelers into the fall. They took him 59 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

The Van Pran pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
A surprising call. With quarterback, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 51 on Sedrick Van Pran, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick84 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James at No. 84 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
A reach for Jamari Thrash in slot 120; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A big swing on Tommy Eichenberg at Round 4, Pick 21, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
They paid sticker price for Justin Rogers in pick 197, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor in Round 7, Pick 18 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.