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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

The Steelers did not so much draft Xavier Truss as overpay for him, 139 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The Shough pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 30th overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
A straight-up fair deal on Quinshon Judkins at slot 62, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Denzel Burke. It fills a real need, too.
Pick123 Rnd4 John Williams
They talked themselves into John Williams at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick156 Rnd5 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in Round 5, Pick 18 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick185 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
They will replay Tyler Shough at the 185th pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at No. 206 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson at the 229th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.