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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Xavier Truss selection is the head-turner. The Steelers reached 139 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Henderson. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Walter Nolen. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick83 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at the 83rd pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 John Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take John Williams this early at pick No. 123. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick156 Rnd5 Xavier Truss
Value said wait; Xavier Truss in Round 5, Pick 18 says they were not listening. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They will replay Ollie Gordon II at slot 185 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 CJ West
CJ West at the 229th overall pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.