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  • nstaso1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (PIT)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (PIT)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAR)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LAC)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Hancock: A-.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Jordan Hancock, the No. 205 name on the board, sitting there at the 247th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Campbell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Walter Nolen and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
They did well to land Walter Nolen in pick No. 22, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in slot 83 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in No. 90 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at the 122nd pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick163 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
They let Tyler Shough come to them and pounced at the 163rd overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick183 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in pick 183 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick225 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for DJ Campbell. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
Taking Alijah Huzzie in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They robbed the room for Jordan Hancock here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.