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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BAL)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (SEA)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (SEA)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (SEA)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
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Calvin Austin III
WR
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Connor Heyward
TE
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DeMarvin Leal
DE
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Roman Wilson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Steelers bled value on every deal, hence the C-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Steelers, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It nets out a thoroughly average C-.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The cost of the Williams reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

That Hampton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
Good price on Walter Nolen in Round 1, Pick 27, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Somehow Omarion Hampton was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
A straight-up fair deal on Azareye'h Thomas at pick 57, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick No. 58 is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick185 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid sticker price for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 185, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick243 Rnd7 John Williams
They reached into another round for John Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.