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Draft Selections
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PHI)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DEN)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB FutureC+
Quarterback settled, Dart in the fold, and a B for the Steelers.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jaxson Dart is the Steelers' quarterback, full stop.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Johnson.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In No. 32 they get the arm they will build around, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kaleb Johnson in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at pick No. 83 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at slot 85 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick156 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Good price on O'Donnell Fortune in pick 156, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick185 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the 185th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick229 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
A slide stopped in the 229th overall pick, with R.J. Mickens worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.