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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Simon fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Cody Simon at the 229th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Every board in the league had Jefferson lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 21st overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden slipping to slot 52 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Taking Omarion Hampton in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
They did well to land Hollin Pierce in pick No. 121, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick161 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 161 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
A wild overpay on Kaden Prather in No. 223, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Cody Simon
The board fumbled Cody Simon all the way to the 229th pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick245 Rnd7 KJ Jefferson
KJ Jefferson in Round 7, Pick 29 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.