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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Xavier Truss at the 185th overall pick, roughly 110 spots before his name belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They banked enough surplus on Judkins to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 21st overall pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in slot 83 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Parrish at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick156 Rnd5 John Williams
They talked themselves into John Williams at No. 156, and the board did not agree. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
A real head-scratcher, Xavier Truss in pick 185 is miles ahead of his ranking. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick229 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at Round 7, Pick 13 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.