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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
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Steelers: B-.

The Steelers clearly saw something nobody else did in Xavier Truss, taking him 80 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Porter pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 21 they get a load in the middle. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at the 52nd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick83 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They jumped the gun on Savion Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in No. 122 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the Round 5 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Truss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick231 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
Taking Roc Taylor in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A big swing on Micah Morris at slot 247, well ahead of any board in the building. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.