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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers bet big and early on Jamaree Caldwell, 67 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Giddens. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at slot 52 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at pick No. 83 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Somehow Andrew Mukuba was still sitting there in the 121st overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks at pick 161 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jamaree Caldwell well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick229 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at slot 229 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
They will replay Seth McLaughlin at pick 245 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.