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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Xavier Truss at the Round 7 slot is 80 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Grant. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 21 they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A slide stopped in slot 83, with Jayden Higgins worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Taking Charles Grant in the 123rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick156 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton at No. 156 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 CJ West
They paid sticker price for CJ West in pick No. 185, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Truss. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.