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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent the 231st overall pick on Will Sheppard, a name most had 122 spots down the list.

The Hampton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in pick No. 21 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in No. 52 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in the 83rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Hancock in the 163rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Truss in slot 225, miles early. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick231 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
A big swing on Will Sheppard at Round 7, Pick 13, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Micah Morris
Value said wait; Micah Morris in slot 247 says they were not listening. Stacking talent where they were already deep.