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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (BUF)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Carter. Final grade: D.

The Steelers bet big and early on Jamaree Caldwell, 69 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Carter falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In No. 22 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Xavier Watts
In the 30th overall pick they get a downhill hitter at safety, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 52 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in Round 3, Pick 22 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
By-the-book stuff, Darius Alexander at Round 4, Pick 20 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at the Round 5 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
They talked themselves into Jamaree Caldwell at No. 223, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Taking Ollie Gordon II in pick No. 229 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at pick 245 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.