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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
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Reed fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jaylen Reed had no business being available in pick No. 247, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Pegues reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The roster is better shaped than it was, with interior defensive lineman chief among the fixes.

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

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 21 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They read the board right and Kaleb Johnson was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 20. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick83 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 122, where Jordan Phillips graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick163 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 163rd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
They barely believed it either: Quincy Riley still on the board at slot 225. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
Circle this one: DJ Giddens at the 231st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in No. 247 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.