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NUMBER 12

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Giles Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Giles Jackson
WR Washington
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Steelers and Judkins: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Quinshon Judkins had no business being available in pick 154, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will need Sheppard to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Safety was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
In pick No. 22 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick53 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A big swing on Darien Porter at the Round 2 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
They reached into another round for Hollin Pierce, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick120 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 120 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick154 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Somehow Quinshon Judkins was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 17, and they pounced on premier running back value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
This one needs a full-page explanation: Will Sheppard in No. 223, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Giles Jackson
Giles Jackson at the 229th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick242 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They will replay Xavier Nwankpa at slot 242 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.