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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

Nobody had John Williams this high, and it is not close. The Steelers reached 129 spots to get him at the 123rd pick. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That Tuten pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 21 they get a wrecking ball inside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Maxwell Hairston in the Round 3 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 John Williams
A wild overpay on John Williams in the 123rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick156 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
A clean, defensible pick in slot 156 with a little surplus value in Damien Martinez. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at Round 6, Pick 9 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Truss in pick No. 229, miles early. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.