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2026 NFL draft 61

  • bobzewe DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (PIT)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (PIT)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bud Clark
S TCU
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PIT)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (PIT)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DEN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (SF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caedan Wallace
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mason Cole
C
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB
Larceny in Round 4, Pick 21 lands the Steelers a B, Barber and all.

Call it larceny. Austin Barber sat on the board until the 121st overall pick, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Steelers indulged a want in Barber while a need in edge rusher stayed open. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Hall pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 53rd overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A reasonable price with a little left over, Malachi Fields in the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Nothing to complain about; Zakee Wheatley went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in pick No. 95 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick99 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at No. 99 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick116 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A tidy little value on Bryce Lance in pick 116, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Austin Barber
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Austin Barber adds an offensive lineman and leaves edge rusher untouched.
Pick139 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
Nice patience on Eli Raridon, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick147 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They liked DJ Campbell enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 147. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick153 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
By-the-book stuff, Bryce Boettcher at the 153rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in the 159th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick171 Rnd5 Bud Clark
The board had cheaper options than Bud Clark at No. 171, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
They did well to land DJ Harvey in pick 189, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick213 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III slipping to Round 6, Pick 34 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick214 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 214, where De'Zhaun Stribling graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
A wild overpay on Jordan Hall in No. 224, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
A big swing on Jamari Lyons at the 237th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
A slide stopped in the 255th pick, with Rueben Owens II worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.