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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Neal should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B-.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: Devin Neal, the No. 81 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 7 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Frazier pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in pick No. 52 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
A real head-scratcher, Hollin Pierce in pick 83 is miles ahead of his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick121 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in the 121st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
A big swing on Miles Frazier at slot 161, well ahead of any board in the building. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick223 Rnd7 Devin Neal
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Devin Neal in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Steal is underselling it; Ollie Gordon II at No. 229 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick245 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached into another round for Thor Griffith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.