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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Mondon Jr.. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Smael Mondon Jr. slides to No. 139, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson slipping to the 62nd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Nothing to complain about; Jalen Milroe went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They robbed the room for Tez Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to pick No. 139, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick156 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune at slot 156 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Good price on Carson Vinson in No. 229, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.