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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PIT)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PIT)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Rob Havenstein
OT
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Trenton Simpson
LB
Players traded away
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Alex Highsmith
LB
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George Pickens
WR
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Pat Freiermuth
TE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Steelers bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Steelers did exactly that with Tyler Batty in No. 192.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety. On value alone, Alexander makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 21 they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that.
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Warren at pick 27 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in Round 2, Pick 4 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cam Skattebo in the 90th overall pick, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 David Walker
The board had cheaper options than David Walker at the 94th pick, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick123 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
A premium they did not need to pay, Rylie Mills a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
They jumped the gun on DJ Giddens, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dont'e Thornton Jr.. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
A tidy bit of business in the 185th overall pick, where Ajani Cornelius graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick192 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
Value said wait; Tyler Batty in No. 192 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick229 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
A straight-up fair deal on Desmond Watson at slot 229, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.