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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Tuten should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Bhayshul Tuten tumbling to the Steelers in Round 7, Pick 7 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If Truss pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 9 of the wish list covered. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 21 they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at the 52nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 19, where Maxwell Hairston graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick163 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the 163rd overall pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Circle this one: Bhayshul Tuten at No. 225 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick231 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
Somehow Roc Taylor was still sitting there in pick 231, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Truss in slot 247, miles early. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.