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2026 nfl draft

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DL-EDGE Miami
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (PIT)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (PIT)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Avery Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PIT)
Avery Johnson
QB Kansas State
TJ Metcalf Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (PIT)
TJ Metcalf
S Arkansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Barion Brown at the Round 4 slot is 52 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In slot 14 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at the 46th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick73 Rnd3 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen in No. 73 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
A straight-up fair deal on Jalon Kilgore at Round 3, Pick 14, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick98 Rnd3 Amare Campbell
No edge and no loss on Amare Campbell in pick No. 98; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick114 Rnd4 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson at pick 114 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick133 Rnd4 Barion Brown
They reached a country mile for Barion Brown at the 133rd pick, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kalil Alexander
Good price on Kalil Alexander in pick No. 153, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in the 176th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick192 Rnd6 Ricardo Hallman
By-the-book stuff, Ricardo Hallman at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick211 Rnd6 Avery Johnson
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Avery Johnson. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick227 Rnd7 TJ Metcalf
They paid sticker price for TJ Metcalf in slot 227, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.