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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

There is reaching, and then there is Sedrick Van Pran at the 53rd overall pick. The Steelers jumped the board by 42 and dared it to prove them wrong. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots went begging.

That Speights pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 21 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value.
Pick53 Rnd2 Sedrick Van Pran
A wild overpay on Sedrick Van Pran in pick No. 53, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick85 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
A premium they did not need to pay, Tyler Davis a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
They paid up for James Williams at slot 120 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick121 Rnd4 Javon Foster
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Javon Foster while clear needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at Round 6, Pick 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick242 Rnd7 Omar Speights
The board had Omar Speights higher than No. 242, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.