The 2017 NFL draft is in the books, and the report cards are in.
This is the first time the Steelers’ 2017 draft will be graded. It could take five years or longer before we can give this draft a final grade in ink.
Based on what we know know, these grades are penciled in for each individual pick and the Steelers’ overall draft.
(NFL.com, NFL Draft Scout and Pro Football Focus were used for scouting information.)
Round 1 (No. 30)
T.J. Watt, OLB, Wisconsin
The Steelers go defense in the first round for the fifth straight year, tapping into the Watt bloodlines and drafting T.