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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (GB)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Winston Jr.: B.

Somebody in the 123rd overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Steelers sat still while Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 95 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 23rd pick they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick No. 83 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick87 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ozzy Trapilo in No. 87. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick123 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 123 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick156 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez at slot 156 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders slipping to Round 6, Pick 9 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick229 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson in the Round 7 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.