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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PIT)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PIT)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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George Pickens
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D+
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureD
A passer of the future in Ward, and a D+, for the Steelers.

You build a draft on nights like this. Quinshon Judkins had no business being available in pick No. 166, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

Cam Ward gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at pick No. 63. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 121 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick164 Rnd5 Connor Colby
By-the-book stuff, Connor Colby at the 164th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick166 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at No. 166 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Clay Webb
Value with a capital V on Clay Webb in the 223rd pick, a genuine coup. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They will replay Jordan Hancock at pick 229 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick245 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
You do not let a tight end like Terrance Ferguson reach Round 7, Pick 29 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.