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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Steelers reached some 67 spots for Xavier Truss, and value like that does not grow back. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Williams value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
They took Walter Nolen at par in pick No. 21, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at Round 2, Pick 20 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor in the 83rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Savion Williams
They will replay Savion Williams at pick 122 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
They paid sticker price for Jack Nelson in slot 163, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick225 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
They reached a country mile for Xavier Truss at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick231 Rnd7 Justin Walley
A real head-scratcher, Justin Walley in the 231st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Value said wait; Thor Griffith in slot 247 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.