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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Players traded away
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George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Steelers this weekend: D.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: John Williams, 37 picks early at No. 229.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In slot 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in Round 2, Pick 30 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick83 Rnd3 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in the 83rd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick86 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in pick 86 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick123 Rnd4 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at No. 123 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick156 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They reached into another round for Raheim Sanders, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams at the 229th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.