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  • Heudecker DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (PIT)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (TB)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (TB)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CLE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers let Skattebo fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cam Skattebo, the 157th pick, roughly 58 picks past where he belonged.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will need Conner to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Jerry Jeudy gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick No. 33 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick84 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Maxwell Hairston in No. 84. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard in pick 123 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick156 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the 156th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in Round 5, Pick 19 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at the Round 6 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Caleb Rogers
Caleb Rogers in slot 229 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick235 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They talked themselves into Hayden Conner at the 235th overall pick, and the board did not agree. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.