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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (PIT)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Michael Hoecht
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Steelers: B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Steelers did exactly that with Thor Griffith in pick No. 229. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Nolen at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A reach on Maxwell Hairston in slot 62; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick83 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond slid further than he should have, and No. 83 is lovely value for the wide receiver. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Emery Jones Jr. at pick 123, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick156 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at the 156th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Good price on Jack Nelson in the 185th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick206 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
They reached a country mile for Roc Taylor at slot 206, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.