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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 13: the Steelers steal Sanders and grade out a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Steelers were there to profit. Raheim Sanders, the No. 150 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 229th overall pick.

Reaching for Truss left real value on the table behind him. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 21 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Somehow Walter Nolen was still sitting there in the 52nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at the 83rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 121 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Smael Mondon Jr. reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavier Truss this early at slot 223. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick229 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Raheim Sanders in Round 7, Pick 13, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick245 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
They talked themselves into Garrett Dellinger at pick 245, and the board did not agree. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.