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Ideal 5

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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
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Brooks. Final grade: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Steelers were there to profit. Tahj Brooks, the No. 116 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 7, Pick 7. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If Wedig pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 21 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in No. 52 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Somehow Tate Ratledge was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick121 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at the 121st overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at pick No. 161 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in Round 7, Pick 7 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
Trey Wedig at pick 229 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler at the 245th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.