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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Steelers spent the 247th overall pick on Xavier Truss, a name the board had a full 58 spots lower. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Gordon II. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 21 they get a disruptive interior force. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
They liked Azareye'h Thomas enough to skip the value, taking him in the 52nd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in slot 83 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 21 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
They reached into another round for Jordan Hancock, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They paid a round early for Miles Frazier in pick 231, more than the board wanted. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in No. 247 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.