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Draft Selections
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (PIT)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (PIT)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nic Anderson
WR LSU
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (PIT)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PIT)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (PIT)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Kaidon Salter Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kaidon Salter
QB Colorado
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Picks Received
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (IND)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (IND)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (IND)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NO)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD+
The Steelers bet the future on Sellers. The board says B.

The Steelers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 211 on Kaidon Salter a full 142 spots early. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The whole projection now runs through LaNorris Sellers; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The Branch steal is the beam this whole class leans on. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 LaNorris Sellers
In the 8th pick they get a franchise quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Isaiah World
The board had cheaper options than Isaiah World at pick No. 40, and it noticed. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick46 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in pick 46 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sonny Styles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson at slot 98 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They read the board right and Domani Jackson was the payoff at No. 114. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick153 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
By-the-book stuff, DJ McKinney at slot 153 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick176 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They liked DJ Campbell enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 176. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick192 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 16 with a little surplus value in Brandon Inniss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211 Rnd6 Kaidon Salter
Kaidon Salter in the 211th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dante Dowdell
They took Dante Dowdell at par in pick No. 221, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalen Catalon at the 227th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.