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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (PIT)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DET)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Leo Chenal
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Steelers answered their biggest question with Dart. Grade: B+.

The Steelers spent the pick that matters most on Jaxson Dart, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That Hairston pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Thornton Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In slot 31 they get their quarterback of the future, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick56 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on TreVeyon Henderson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick102 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
You do not let a cornerback like Maxwell Hairston reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at Round 4, Pick 21 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 156th pick, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Reed in the 185th overall pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hunter Wohler. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.