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  • kd02 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Woody Marks
RB USC
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Marks: B.

Somebody in the 231st overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Steelers sat still while Woody Marks, the No. 181 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 22 they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at slot 83 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick86 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke in the 86th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick97 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
No drama and no debate, Ashton Gillotte went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 33. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Circle this one: Donovan Jackson at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick161 Rnd5 Nick Nash
The board fumbled Nick Nash all the way to the 161st overall pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kobe King
Kobe King at pick No. 163 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Steal is underselling it; Jaylen Reed at No. 225 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Somehow Woody Marks was still sitting there in pick No. 231, and they pounced on premier running back value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams in the 247th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.