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2026 Draft

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Draft Selections
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (PIT)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
King Mack
S Penn State
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PIT)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Terrance Carter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PIT)
Terrance Carter Jr.
TE Texas Tech
Tyler Van Dyke Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tyler Van Dyke
QB SMU
Jerand Bradley Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jerand Bradley
WR Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (SF)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Ethan Onianwa Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ethan Onianwa
OT Ohio State
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Emmanuel Karnley Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CIN)
Emmanuel Karnley
CB Virginia
Madden Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Madden Sanker
OG Florida Atlantic
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Chris Moore
WR
Players traded away
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Jaylen Warren
RB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesA FutureD
The Steelers did enough to get by: C.

The war room fell hard for King Mack, and it showed at the 126th pick: 179 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Bell. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Malik Muhammad
In the 25th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Blake Miller
In pick 30 they get a long-term starter on the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. Need was not the driver here.
Pick58 Rnd2 Nico Iamaleava
They reached into another round for Nico Iamaleava, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Chris Bell
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Chris Bell in pick No. 81, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick89 Rnd3 Bryce Boettcher
Value said wait; Bryce Boettcher in Round 3, Pick 25 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick126 Rnd4 King Mack
They left a pile of value on the table to take King Mack this early at the Round 4 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 A'Marion Peterson
They talked themselves into A'Marion Peterson at Round 4, Pick 34, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick172 Rnd5 Terrance Carter Jr.
Taking Terrance Carter Jr. in slot 172 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd6 Tyler Van Dyke
Tyler Van Dyke in pick No. 217 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jerand Bradley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jerand Bradley. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.