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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Reed. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jaylen Reed at No. 229 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 21 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A quiet steal in the 96th overall pick: Cam Skattebo for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tory Horton at slot 123 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at pick 134 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick156 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mello Dotson in Round 5, Pick 18. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick165 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Circle this one: Malachi Moore at No. 165 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers at the 168th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Taking Jaylen Reed in the 229th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.