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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LAC)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Players Gained
Head Shot
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 229: the Steelers steal Mondon Jr. and grade out a B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Smael Mondon Jr. got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at the 229th overall pick.

Reaching for Davis left real value on the table behind him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 22 they get a home-run threat at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at pick 52 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Jackson at Round 3, Pick 19 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick86 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 86th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
A reach on Rylie Mills in pick No. 121; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kobe Hudson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kobe Hudson well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick197 Rnd6 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in slot 197 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick229 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 229 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick No. 245 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.