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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (PIT)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Steelers.

The war room fell hard for Will Sheppard, and it showed at No. 225: 110 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The Emmanwori steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while quarterback, edge rusher and other spots went begging. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 30 they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at No. 52. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
They did well to land Azareye'h Thomas in Round 2, Pick 30, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick83 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick No. 83 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick122 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
A curious use of pick 122. Quarterback, edge rusher and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Dylan Fairchild did not.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Circle this one: Tory Horton at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick163 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Value with a capital V on Damien Martinez in Round 5, Pick 24, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick206 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
They robbed the room for Donovan Edwards here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in pick No. 231 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick 247 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.