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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (TB)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
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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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureC
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Higgins: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jayden Higgins, the No. 57 name on the board, stolen at slot 83.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Rogers reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 21 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at Round 3, Pick 19 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 84th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Value with a capital V on Logan Brown in the 156th pick, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick185 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
A reach for Caleb Rogers in slot 185; a little patience would have been rewarded. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
No edge and no loss on Jermari Harris in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.