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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (GB)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (HOU)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
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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Players traded away
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Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
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Roman Wilson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent the 229th pick on John Williams, a name most had 37 spots down the list. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

However the rest shakes out, Hampton at that price is a win they earned. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They barely believed it either: Omarion Hampton still on the board at the 52nd overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 26. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
A slide stopped in pick 123, with Anthony Belton worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick156 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A reasonable price with a little left over, O'Donnell Fortune in pick No. 156. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick185 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
Vernon Broughton in No. 185 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams at pick No. 229 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.