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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dion Dawkins
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Steelers this weekend: B+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Steelers spent the 229th pick on Brady Cook, a name the board had a full 60 spots lower.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That Sampson pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Dion Dawkins deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
They let Walter Nolen come to them and pounced at the 30th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Dylan Sampson in pick No. 83, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tory Horton
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Tory Horton worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick156 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They talked themselves into JJ Pegues at No. 156, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Reed well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jason Marshall Jr. in slot 185, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Brady Cook
A real head-scratcher, Brady Cook in pick No. 229 is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.