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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Steelers would have aced it. Xavier Truss at No. 225 is 80 spots clear of where he belonged. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

However the rest shakes out, Emmanwori at that price is a win they earned. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 21st overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at Round 2, Pick 20 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Steal is underselling it; Charles Grant at pick No. 122 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at No. 163 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick225 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at the 225th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Somehow Kyle Monangai was still sitting there in No. 231, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
The board fumbled Jarquez Hunter all the way to pick 247, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.