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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PIT)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (GB)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DET)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ATL)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Players traded away
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George Pickens
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Steelers did exactly that with Jamaree Caldwell in the 229th pick. Put together, it is a D+.

On value alone, Henderson makes the weekend a net positive. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick28 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In slot 28 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in Round 2, Pick 20 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick87 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 87 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 121st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick158 Rnd5 Willie Lampkin
A big swing on Willie Lampkin at pick 158, well ahead of any board in the building. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Taking Brashard Smith in Round 5, Pick 24 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at No. 229 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at pick No. 245 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.