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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
La'el Collins
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for Bru McCoy, 92 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Getting Gordon II where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
A straight-up fair deal on Omarion Hampton at pick No. 30, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick52 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at No. 52 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 Will Howard
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Will Howard well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick83 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zy Alexander at the 83rd overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
They reached into another round for Kaimon Rucker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in pick 163 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick206 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jay Higgins in pick No. 206, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Circle this one: Ollie Gordon II at pick 225 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Howard Cross III
Taking Howard Cross III in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
A wild overpay on Bru McCoy in Round 7, Pick 29, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.