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  • John Volpicelli DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (PIT)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Bowman Jr.: B.

The Steelers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Billy Bowman Jr. fell into No. 167. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 21st pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tre Harris in slot 52. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
A clean, defensible pick in No. 89 with a little surplus value in Barrett Carter. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Will Howard
Nice patience on Will Howard, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 21. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 Logan Brown
A quiet steal in pick 163: Logan Brown for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Taking Billy Bowman Jr. in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne slid further than he should have, and pick No. 225 is lovely value for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Value with a capital V on Jabbar Muhammad in the 231st overall pick, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
A tidy little value on Cody Lindenberg in the 247th pick, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.