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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PHI)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for Xavier Truss, 114 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. That Grant pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Azareye'h Thomas at the Round 2 slot is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Savion Williams
A conviction pick on Savion Williams at pick 83 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at pick No. 123 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bhayshul Tuten
A big swing on Bhayshul Tuten at slot 134, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in No. 156 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at No. 185 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, John Williams well ahead of where he belonged. Stacking talent where they were already deep.