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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 223 lands the Steelers a B-, Sanders and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Raheim Sanders got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at slot 223.

They will need Thomas to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 21 they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Azareye'h Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in slot 83 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 121 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 161 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at Round 7, Pick 7 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick229 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
They reached into another round for Garrett Dellinger, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick245 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the 245th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.