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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PIT)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PIT)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (SEA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (CAR)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Beanie Bishop Jr.
CB
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Roman Wilson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureC+
The Steelers did enough to get by: C+.

Nobody else had Roc Taylor anywhere near Round 6, Pick 9. The Steelers did, by 68 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Hit on Walter Nolen and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 25 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Fair-plus on Kaleb Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick57 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
A conviction pick on Maxwell Hairston at slot 57 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick156 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
The board had cheaper options than Chase Lundt at the 156th pick, and it noticed. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick185 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor at the 185th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 John Williams
John Williams in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.