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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (PIT)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (PIT)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Caleb Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
Caleb Murphy
C Indiana
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (PIT)
Storm Duck
CB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BAL)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PHI)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Storm Duck Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (PHI)
Storm Duck
CB Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAR)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LAR)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (BAL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Steelers get a C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Zion Nelson at No. 156, roughly 53 spots before his name belonged. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins in the 21st overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
A tidy little value on Tyler Nubin in pick No. 35, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Nothing to complain about; Spencer Rattler went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in No. 106 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at the 132nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
They reached a country mile for Keith Randolph Jr. at Round 5, Pick 1, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick156 Rnd5 Zion Nelson
Value said wait; Zion Nelson in pick 156 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick218 Rnd6 Dorian Singer
A big swing on Dorian Singer at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick242 Rnd7 Caleb Murphy
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Caleb Murphy well ahead of where he belonged. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick248 Rnd7 Storm Duck
They left a pile of value on the table to take Storm Duck this early at No. 248. It patches a soft spot without any drama.