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ESPN'S KIPER: Highsmith Best Pick of 3rd Round

In Monday's ESPN SportsCenter NFL Draft Special: Draft Grades, draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. tabbed 49ers all-America Alex Highsmith as the best pick of the third round. Highsmith was taken in the third round by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

"Alex Highsmith is a pass rusher coming off the edge with an attitude," Kiper said. "He's a walk-on. He has that chip and is always trying to prove everybody wrong -- doubters and skeptics. That's the kind of guy the Steelers like. Highly-motivated player. I think highly-underrated for his ability to wreak havoc getting after that quarterback off the edge.