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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Players Gained
Head Shot
Orlando Brown Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA- FutureA+
Larceny in pick No. 121 lands the Steelers a A-, Judkins and all.

Somebody in pick 121 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Steelers sat still while Quinshon Judkins, the No. 73 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

If Wedig pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick52 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at pick 83 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
The board fumbled Quinshon Judkins all the way to the 121st overall pick, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 5, Pick 24 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at the 223rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A safety of that caliber at slot 229 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
Trey Wedig at pick No. 245 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.