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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Steelers lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. John Williams at the 229th overall pick is 37 spots clear of where he belonged. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Howard pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In pick 21 they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 83, where Maxwell Hairston graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at the 95th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Will Howard
They barely believed it either: Will Howard still on the board at Round 4, Pick 21. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick156 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at No. 156 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for John Williams. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.