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2025 Draft 9

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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (KC)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CLE)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Larceny in Round 5, Pick 26 lands the Steelers a B, Rourke and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kurtis Rourke got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at slot 164.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Parrish pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant slid further than he should have, and the 31st pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in pick No. 67. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
No edge and no loss on Darius Alexander in No. 94; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
They went early on Jacob Parrish in pick 104, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Joshua Farmer in the 123rd overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They barely believed it either: Malachi Moore still on the board at Round 5, Pick 18. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick161 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kurtis Rourke
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Kurtis Rourke in slot 164, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick179 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
A tidy little value on Ajani Cornelius in pick No. 179, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick185 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
The board had DJ Giddens higher than the 185th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at No. 229 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.