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RUN ON NOV 19, 2025

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  • a DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PIT)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Trey Holly Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Holly
RB Southern
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NO)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NO)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NO)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alex Highsmith
LB
Head Shot
Pat Freiermuth
TE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueC NeedA- TradesF FutureD
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a F weekend for the Steelers.

The Steelers torched the value chart for Jalen Thompson, taking him 84 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. There is no dressing it up: a F.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 4th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They paid sticker price for A.J. Haulcy in Round 3, Pick 12, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick83 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Good price on Eli Stowers in pick No. 83, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at slot 99 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and D'Angelo Ponds at the Round 4 slot is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick133 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
A reasonable price with a little left over, Charles Jagusah in No. 133. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
Value said wait; Rayshaun Benny in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trey Zuhn III this early at Round 6, Pick 34. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick213 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for De'Zhaun Stribling. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson at pick No. 218 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick235 Rnd7 Trey Holly
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Holly well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.