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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PIT)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (PIT)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DET)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SEA)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (SEA)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (DEN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DEN)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Brandon Johnson
WR
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Connor Heyward
TE
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Evan Hull
RB
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Steven Jones
OG
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureC
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Steelers: C+.

The Xavier Truss selection is the head-turner. The Steelers reached 114 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Emmanwori. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

On the needs board they went 5 of 9, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick50 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in Round 2, Pick 18 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick51 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at No. 51 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jayden Higgins in the 52nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick60 Rnd2 Darien Porter
The board had cheaper options than Darien Porter at pick No. 60, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at slot 156 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
They talked themselves into Xavier Truss at pick 185, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick223 Rnd7 John Williams
Value said wait; John Williams in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.