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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jake Majors
C Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (BUF)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Fisher
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a C-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jamaree Caldwell in slot 223, a good 69 spots before the room expected him.

Landing Gordon II that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick No. 25 they get a go-to option on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Isaiah Bond
In the 30th overall pick they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in Round 2, Pick 20 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick89 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
They reached a country mile for Darius Alexander at the 89th pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at No. 121 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at pick 126 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in pick 161 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in Round 7, Pick 7, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at the 229th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in slot 245 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.