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  • Dodonev DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Players traded away
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George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Brooks from sliding. Grade: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Steelers did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Crenshaw-Dickson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Getting Brooks where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in the 56th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 83. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at pick 91 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
They read the board right and Billy Bowman Jr. was the payoff at slot 123. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
A slide stopped in the 132nd pick, with Jacob Parrish worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Value with a capital V on Mitchell Evans in pick No. 156, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick185 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A reach for Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in Round 6, Pick 9; a little patience would have been rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Tahj Brooks in pick 229, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.