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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DET)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CAR)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (ATL)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a D+.

The Steelers looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jamaree Caldwell at the 223rd pick regardless, 69 picks early.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Hampton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 28 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick52 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at pick 83 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick109 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Azareye'h Thomas in slot 109. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Steal is underselling it; Danny Stutsman at the 121st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bhayshul Tuten in the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in the 223rd overall pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in pick 229 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.