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The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Indiana tight end Riley Nowakowski in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Our staff weighs in with their thoughts on the pick. Ryland Bickley: Here’s your TE3/FB for Mike McCarthy. Nowakowski probably would’ve been a “my guy” in this draft class if I had been able to watch him […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Indiana tight end Riley Nowakowski in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft. This came after the Steelers traded out of the No. 161 pick, sending it to the Kansas City Chiefs. The trade sent the Steelers down to pick No. 169 where they selected Nowakowski. Nowakowski caught 32 […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded out of the No. 161 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, sending the pick to the Kansas City Chiefs. Per Alan Saunders, Pittsburgh sends pick 161 and pick 249 to the Chiefs in exchange for pick 169 and pick 210. The Steelers have had a busy three days, selecting six […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have added the nation’s top return specialist to their draft class, selecting Iowa’s Kaden Wetjen in the fourth round with the 121st overall pick. Here is what our staff had to say about the pick. Mike Nicastro: With a renewed emphasis on kick returns, Wetjen is expected to be the primary man […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected their second wide receiver of the 2026 NFL Draft, and their second consecutive Iowa Hawkeye, selecting Kaden Wetjen with the 121st overall pick. Wetjen is the first player in FBS history to win The Jet Award, which goes to the best return man in college football. He led the FBS […]
The final day of the draft is already upon us, with Rounds 4-7 kicking off at noon EST. The Steelers have been busy on the first two days of the draft, making five selections in the top 100 picks and even trading up to get two players. That’s left Pittsburgh with offensive tackle Max Iheanachor, […]
There’s a new quarterback in town for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After the Arizona Cardinals kicked off the third round by selecting Carson Beck out of Miami, the Steelers selected Penn State’s Drew Allar 11 picks later. This sets up a quarterback competition of former Big Ten adversaries, as Allar and Will Howard will compete to […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers were aggressive on Day Two of the 2026 NFL Draft, moving up the board for Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard and also taking quarterback Drew Allar out of Penn State. They also added to their defensive backfield by taking Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette and took Iowa offensive lineman Gennings Dunker. With five […]
The first two days of the draft are in the books, with the Steelers wheeling and dealing on Day 2 to complete their haul in the top 100: tackle Max Iheanachor, receiver Germie Bernard, quarterback Drew Allar, corner Daylen Everette, and guard Gennings Dunker. Up later today are Rounds 4-7, where there’s still some good […]
The Steelers moved up not once, but twice on Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft to secure players the team wanted. Now, after entering the event with 12 selections, Pittsburgh has added five players and traded away a net of two picks, entering Day 3 with just five more scheduled. Steelers draft trade details […]
The Steelers closed out an electric Night Two of their 2026 NFL Draft. After selecting Penn State quarterback Drew Allar and Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette, the Steelers used their fourth and final pick of the evening on Iowa offensive lineman Gennings Dunker. Here is what our staff had to say about it. Ryan Parish: As […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers added to their defensive backfield by selecting Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette with the 85th overall pick in the NFL Draft. Our staff weighs in with their respective grades. Joey Bray: Everette was always around the ball for the Bulldogs. He was mainly a slot corner and pworked out as one at the […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is here, where all the picks that have been traded and earned throughout the year become actual players. That includes compensatory picks, where the league awards teams that lose pricey free agents an extra draft selection in return. The highest compensatory picks are third rounders – the NFL only gave out […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers made one of the most notable picks of Day Two of the 2026 NFL Draft, selecting Penn State quarterback Drew Allar with the 76th overall pick. The big, athletic quarterback now enters a quarterback room with Will Howard, Mason Rudolph, and potentially Aaron Rodgers. Here is what our staff thought of the […]
After selecting Penn State quarterback Drew Allar and Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette, the Steelers go back to the trenches with the 96th overall pick, selecting Iowa offensive lineman Gennings Dunker. Dunker was a tackle at Iowa, but is expected to be a guard at the NFL level. Considering Isaac Seumalo left for the Arizona Cardinals […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers made a big splash in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft, selecting Penn State quarterback Drew Allar with the No. 76 overall pick. And because of that, they are now listening to trade offers for one of their other signal callers. Per Ian Rapoport, the Steelers are listening to offers […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette with the 85th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. It is their second pick in the third round, using their first (No. 76 overall) on Penn State quarterback Drew Allar. Everette is one of the fastest players in the draft, running a 4.38 40 at the […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Penn State quarterback Drew Allar with the 76th overall pick. The Steelers currently have three quarterbacks on their roster: Allar, Will Howard, and Mason Rudolph. With Aaron Rodgers yet to commit to a return, they will be the quarterbacks competing until Rodgers does return to Pittsburgh, if that is what […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is here, where all the picks traded in the years leading up to it finally turn from numbers into actual football players. With that in mind, we’ll be taking a look at what some of those trades look like now with the added context. One of the most impactful trades of […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers got their receiver. After making their second trade with the Indianapolis Colts this offseason, the Steelers jumped up six spots to select Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard. Here are our staff grades on the pick. Ryland Bickley: Bernard has felt destined to be a Steeler for this entire draft process, and there’s […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is here, where all the picks that have been traded and earned throughout the year become actual players. That includes compensatory picks, where the league awards teams that lose pricey free agents an extra draft selection in return. Presumed starting quarterbacks aren’t cheap, and Justin Fields was no exception after going […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded up in the NFL Draft, moving up to the No. 47 pick in a trade with the Indianapolis Colts. With the 47th pick, Pittsburgh selected Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard. Per Adam Schefter, the Steelers traded picks 53, 135, and 237 to the Colts in order to move up to […]
The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft was as jam-packed with trades, unexpected picks, and drama as could be expected — and we’re not even halfway done with the event yet. Day 2 of the draft, which contains Rounds 2-3, kicks off at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN, ABC, NFL Network. Teams will get […]
Night Two of the 2026 NFL Draft will begin tonight at 7:00 PM EST, and the Pittsburgh Steelers will be busy. Pittsburgh holds four picks across the second and third rounds, three of which are in the third round. However, it appears likely that they won’t be making four picks, as multiple insiders have reported […]
Although he wasn’t the first prospect they called, the Steelers selected Max Iheanachor with the 21st overall pick during last nights first round. Overall, opinions on the pick online among fans seem to be varied. It’s time to take a look at what some of the experts around the internet think of the Steelers first […]