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Pittsburgh Steelers Draft Recap: Grades and Analysis

By Matt DiLascio

Apr 27, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during the first round the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 27, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during the first round the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Round 4, Pick 135: Joshua Dobbs – Quarterback, Tennessee

Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) is awarded the Music City Bowl MVP trophy after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 38-24.Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) is awarded the Music City Bowl MVP trophy after a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium. Tennessee won 38-24.Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

The Tennessee gunslinger joins his former college roommate and co-captain Cam Sutton in the Steelers draft class. Dobbs is an electric, high-character winner who passed for over 7,000 yards and rushed for over 2,000 yards in his career at the University of Tennessee. This was the one pick we got right in our mock draft.

Dobbs, an aerospace engineering major, has everything necessary above the shoulders to be successful. The kid is a genius and he’s confident about his ability to learn and process an NFL playbook:

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