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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B.

The Thor Griffith selection is the head-turner. The Steelers reached 83 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Howard at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at pick 56 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
The board had Darien Porter higher than slot 83, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Emery Jones Jr. in pick No. 123. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick156 Rnd5 Will Howard
They barely believed it either: Will Howard still on the board at Round 5, Pick 18. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in the 185th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at the 229th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.