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Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CAR)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a C+.

Some picks age like wine; Donovan Smith at pick 156 will need to, sitting 99 spots clear of his grade.

Landing Judkins that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.

Hit on Jayden Higgins and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A slide stopped in pick No. 83, with Jayden Higgins worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick114 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
You do not let a running back like Quinshon Judkins reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick123 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
A real head-scratcher, JJ Pegues in pick 123 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick156 Rnd5 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at Round 5, Pick 18 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
The board had Ollie Gordon II higher than slot 185, and the running back fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams at No. 229 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.