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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PIT)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jordan Addison
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Simon: B.

The Steelers did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cody Simon fell into the 223rd overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Every board in the league had Pierce lower, and that gap is the story. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Adding Jordan Addison by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the 21st pick they get a potential shutdown corner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at No. 52 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick83 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
You do not let a safety like Malaki Starks reach Round 3, Pick 19 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Somehow Tez Johnson was still sitting there in the 121st overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick161 Rnd5 Theo Wease Jr.
They reached into another round for Theo Wease Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cody Simon
They robbed the room for Cody Simon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick243 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A real head-scratcher, Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 243 is miles ahead of his ranking. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.