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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Calvin Austin III
WR
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George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Steelers lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

The Steelers spent real capital to be 68 picks early on Jamaree Caldwell, and the board is going to hold them to it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Tuten steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 21 they get a matchup problem out wide. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Isaiah Bond
In slot 30 they get a No. 1 receiver, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
They took Alfred Collins at par in Round 2, Pick 20, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at pick 74 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at the 83rd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jake Majors in the Round 4 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
They will replay Bhayshul Tuten at the 223rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at No. 229 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A premium they did not need to pay, Shilo Sanders a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.