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Miracle draft qb 2026

  • vacaciones DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (PIT)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAR)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Demarcus Robinson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Steelers.

The Will Sheppard selection is the head-turner. The Steelers reached 129 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Nolen falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at slot 52 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick83 Rnd3 Savion Williams
A conviction pick on Savion Williams at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the 122nd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Fair-plus on Raheim Sanders, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They reached into another round for Will Sheppard, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick231 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A wild overpay on Xavier Truss in pick No. 231, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick247 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick 247 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.