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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Higgins fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Steelers watched Jay Higgins slide 113 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kaleb Johnson in the 52nd overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at No. 83 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick122 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They took Darius Alexander at par in the 122nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Steal is underselling it; Jake Majors at slot 163 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick225 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
They robbed the room for Luke Lachey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at pick No. 231 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They will replay Jay Higgins at Round 7, Pick 29 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.