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  • jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (PIT)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 3 slot: the Steelers steal Johnson and grade out a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Kaleb Johnson tumbling to the Steelers in the 83rd pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Every board in the league had Mickens lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in slot 83 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They liked Darius Alexander enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 86. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
You do not let a quarterback like Jalen Milroe reach No. 123 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176 Rnd5 Caleb Rogers
A real head-scratcher, Caleb Rogers in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick185 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
They reached into another round for R.J. Mickens, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 199th overall pick, where Dont'e Thornton Jr. graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick203 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
A wild overpay on Carson Vinson in the 203rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick229 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Jackson at No. 229, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.