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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (PIT)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueB- NeedA- TradesF FutureD-
The Steelers answered their biggest question with Sanders. Grade: F.

The war room fell hard for Damien Martinez, and it showed at the 125th overall pick: 31 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dotson.

Bottom line, it will take a lot of luck to make this look better later.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 7th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick83 Rnd3 David Walker
They talked themselves into David Walker at pick 83, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in No. 123 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick125 Rnd4 Damien Martinez
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Damien Martinez well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick156 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at pick No. 156 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick185 Rnd6 Elijah Roberts
Nothing to complain about; Elijah Roberts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
They paid sticker price for Desmond Watson in No. 229, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.