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Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Steelers: B.

The Steelers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on Xavier Truss a full 67 spots early. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Johnson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In the 30th overall pick they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in Round 2, Pick 24 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Nothing to complain about; Darien Porter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
They reached into another round for Tyler Shough, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at No. 156 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at pick 185 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick229 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at slot 229 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.