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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Steelers: C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took John Williams at pick 122, roughly 120 spots before his name belonged.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Judkins at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Hit on Emeka Egbuka and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In slot 21 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Alfred Collins. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They let Quinshon Judkins come to them and pounced at No. 83. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 John Williams
John Williams in the 122nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick163 Rnd5 Roc Taylor
They talked themselves into Roc Taylor at the 163rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick231 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They paid a round early for Miles Frazier in Round 7, Pick 13, more than the board wanted. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick247 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They reached into another round for Will Sheppard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.