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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAC)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Lacy: B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Steelers should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Lacy. They are betting Jennings proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

Adding Puka Nacua by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They did well to land Darien Porter in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the 86th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at Round 3, Pick 36 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A tidy bit of business in slot 122, where Cam Skattebo graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at pick 159 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
The board fumbled Jack Kiser all the way to the 225th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 231 with a little surplus value in Ja'Corey Brooks. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
Kevin Jennings at slot 247 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.