Draft history · 2012 to 2026 · 119 picks
Pittsburgh Steelers draft history
44% of picks beat their slot, against 44% for the league. 13th of 32.
C+GRADE
44%picks hitleague 44%
14%starsleague 13%
37%startersleague 32%
33%early bustsleague 31%
33%second contractsleague 41%
10Pro Bowlers17th in the NFL
Who ran the draft
Khan found 3 stars in 3 drafts. Colbert found 11 in 11.
- OKOmar Khan2023 to 2025 · 21 picks · 53% hit · 3 stars · 0 Pro BowlersA
- KCKevin Colbert2012 to 2022 · 88 picks · 42% hit · 11 stars · 10 Pro BowlersC
Best value
James ConnerRB · 2017, pick 105Star
Javon HargraveDL · 2016, pick 89Star
Le'Veon BellRB · 2013, pick 48Star
George PickensWR · 2022, pick 52Star
Cameron SuttonCB · 2017, pick 94Star
Biggest misses
Artie BurnsCB · 2016, pick 25Starter
Sean DavisCB · 2016, pick 58Starter
- SGSenquez GolsonCB · 2015, pick 56Bust
Ryan ShazierLB · 2014, pick 15Starter
Stephon TuittEDGE · 2014, pick 46Starter
Late-round finds
No stars found after round 3.
Their stars
14 picks had a season in the top 10% at their position
T.J. WattEDGE · 2017, round 1Star
Joey Porter Jr.CB · 2023, round 2Star
- DBDevin Bush Jr.LB · 2019, round 1Star
JuJu Smith-SchusterWR · 2017, round 2Star
Zach FrazierOL · 2024, round 2Star
Keeanu BentonDL · 2023, round 2Star
By position, stars against the league
Best at running backs (33% stars vs 14%), worst at quarterbacks (0% vs 10%)
The line on each bar is the league. Drafts through 2022.
Stars by draft class
The 2017 class produced the most: 4
1'12
1'13
0'14
0'15
1'16
4'17
1'18
1'19
0'20
1'21
1'22
2'23
1'24
0'25
When they traded up
Moved up for 8 picks: 2 beat the slot, 1 became a star
- ATAlameda Ta'amuDL · 2012 · moved up from 119 to 109 with WAS; gave 119 + 193Active
Shamarko ThomasCB · 2013 · bought pick 111 from CLE with future picks; gave 2014 R3Backup
Mason RudolphQB · 2018 · moved up from 79 to 76 with SEA; gave 79 + 220Starter
- DBDevin Bush Jr.LB · 2019 · moved up from 20 to 10 with DEN; gave 20 + 52 + 2020 R3Star
Isaiahh LoudermilkEDGE · 2021 · bought pick 156 from MIA with future picks; gave 2022 R4Backup
Broderick JonesOL · 2023 · moved up from 17 to 14 with NWE; gave 17 + 120Starter
Payton WilsonLB · 2024 · moved up from 120 to 98 with PHI; gave player Kenny Pickett + 120Too early
Logan LeeDL · 2024 · moved up from 240 to 178 with CAR; gave player Diontae Johnson + 240Too early
Do they draft athletes?
The Steelers draft about as athletic as the league (5.8 vs 5.9)
5.8average athletic scoreleague 5.9
28%tested 8.5 or betterleague 23%
Bud DupreeEDGE · 2015, pick 22 · athletic score 10.0Starter
Chase ClaypoolWR · 2020, pick 49 · athletic score 9.9Starter
Terrell EdmundsS · 2018, pick 28 · athletic score 9.9Star
Derrick HarmonDL · 2025, pick 21 · athletic score 9.8Starter
Darnell WashingtonTE · 2023, pick 93 · athletic score 9.8Backup
Every pick
Every Steelers draft pick since 2012
2026 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Max Iheanachor | OL | Too early |
| 2 | 47 | Germie Bernard | WR | Too early |
| 3 | 76 | Drew Allar | QB | Too early |
| 3 | 85 | Daylen Everette | CB | Too early |
| 3 | 96 | Gennings Dunker | OL | Too early |
| 4 | 121 | Kaden Wetjen | WR | Too early |
| 5 | 169 | Riley Nowakowski | TE | Too early |
| 6 | 210 | Gabriel Rubio | DL | Too early |
| 7 | 224 | Robert Spears-Jennings | S | Too early |
| 7 | 230 | Eli Heidenreich | RB | Too early |
2025 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Derrick Harmon | DL | Starter |
| 3 | 83 | Kaleb Johnson | RB | Too early |
| 4 | 123 | Jack Sawyer | EDGE | Too early |
| 5 | 164 ↓ | Yahya Black | DL | Too early |
| 6 | 185 ↓ | Will Howard | QB | Too early |
| 7 | 226 ↓ | Carson Bruener | LB | Too early |
| 7 | 229 | Donte Kent | CB | Too early |
2024 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Troy Fautanu | OL | Starter |
| 2 | 51 | Zach Frazier | OL | Star |
| 3 | 84 | Roman Wilson | WR | Too early |
| 3 | 98 ↑ | Payton Wilson | LB | Too early |
| 4 | 119 | Mason McCormick | OL | Starter |
| 6 | 178 ↑ | Logan Lee | DL | Too early |
| 6 | 195 | Ryan Watts | S | Too early |
2023 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 ↑ | Broderick Jones | OL | Starter |
| 2 | 32 | Joey Porter Jr. | CB | Star |
| 2 | 49 | Keeanu Benton | DL | Star |
| 3 | 93 ↓ | Darnell Washington | TE | Backup |
| 4 | 132 ↓ | Nick Herbig | EDGE | Backup |
| 7 | 241 | Cory Trice | CB | Starter |
| 7 | 251 ↓ | Spencer Anderson | OL | Backup |
2022 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Kenny Pickett | QB | Starter |
| 2 | 52 | George Pickens | WR | Star |
| 3 | 84 | DeMarvin Leal | DL | Backup |
| 4 | 138 | Calvin Austin III | WR | Starter |
| 6 | 208 | Connor Heyward | TE | Backup |
| 7 | 225 | Mark Robinson | LB | Backup |
| 7 | 241 | Chris Oladokun | QB | Active |
2021 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Najee Harris | RB | Starter |
| 2 | 55 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | Star |
| 3 | 87 | Kendrick Green | OL | Starter |
| 4 | 128 | Dan Moore | OL | Starter |
| 4 | 140 | Buddy Johnson | LB | Backup |
| 5 | 156 ↑ | Isaiahh Loudermilk | EDGE | Backup |
| 6 | 216 | Quincy Roche | DL | Active |
| 7 | 245 | Tre Norwood | CB | Backup |
| 7 | 254 | Pressley Harvin III | P | Backup |
2020 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 49 | Chase Claypool | WR | Starter |
| 3 | 102 | Alex Highsmith | LB | Starter |
| 4 | 124 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB | Active |
| 4 | 135 | Kevin Dotson | OL | Starter |
| 6 | 198 | Antoine Brooks Jr. | S | Active |
| 7 | 232 | Carlos Davis | DL | Active |
2019 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 ↑ | Devin Bush Jr. | LB | Star |
| 3 | 66 | Diontae Johnson | WR | Starter |
| 3 | 83 | Justin Layne | CB | Bust |
| 4 | 122 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB | Backup |
| 5 | 141 | Zach Gentry | TE | Backup |
| 6 | 175 | Sutton Smith | EDGE | Active |
| 6 | 192 | Isaiah Buggs | DL | Backup |
| 6 | 207 | Ulysees Gilbert | LB | Active |
| 7 | 219 | Derwin Gray | OL | Active |
2018 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Terrell Edmunds | S | Star |
| 2 | 60 | James Washington | WR | Starter |
| 3 | 76 ↑ | Mason Rudolph | QB | Starter |
| 3 | 92 | Chukwuma Okorafor | OL | Starter |
| 5 | 148 | Marcus Allen | S | Backup |
| 5 | 165 | Jaylen Samuels | TE | Backup |
| 7 | 246 | Joshua Frazier | DL | Released |
2017 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | T.J. Watt | EDGE | Star |
| 2 | 62 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | Star |
| 3 | 94 | Cameron Sutton | CB | Star |
| 3 | 105 | James Conner | RB | Star |
| 4 | 135 | Joshua Dobbs | QB | Starter |
| 5 | 173 | Brian Allen | CB | Active |
| 6 | 213 | Colin Holba | LS | Active |
| 7 | 248 | Keion Adams | EDGE | Released |
2016 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Artie Burns | CB | Starter |
| 2 | 58 | Sean Davis | CB | Starter |
| 3 | 89 | Javon Hargrave | DL | Star |
| 4 | 123 | Jerald Hawkins | OL | Active |
| 6 | 220 | Travis Feeney | EDGE | Released |
| 7 | 229 | Demarcus Ayers | WR | Active |
| 7 | 246 | Tyler Matakevich | EDGE | Backup |
2015 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Bud Dupree | EDGE | Starter |
| 2 | 56 | Senquez Golson | CB | Bust |
| 3 | 87 | Sammie Coates | WR | Backup |
| 4 | 121 | Doran Grant | CB | Active |
| 5 | 160 | Jesse James | TE | Starter |
| 6 | 199 | Leterrius Walton | DL | Backup |
| 6 | 212 | Anthony Chickillo | EDGE | Backup |
| 7 | 239 | Gerod Holliman | S | Released |
2014 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Ryan Shazier | LB | Starter |
| 2 | 46 | Stephon Tuitt | EDGE | Starter |
| 3 | 97 | Dri Archer | WR | Bust |
| 4 | 118 | Martavis Bryant | WR | Backup |
| 5 | 157 | Shaquille Richardson | CB | Released |
| 5 | 173 | Wesley Johnson | OL | Backup |
| 6 | 192 | Jordan Zumwalt | LB | Released |
| 6 | 215 | Daniel McCullers | DL | Backup |
| 7 | 230 | Rob Blanchflower | TE | Released |
2013 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jarvis Jones | LB | Bust |
| 2 | 48 | Le'Veon Bell | RB | Star |
| 3 | 79 | Markus Wheaton | WR | Bust |
| 4 | 111 ↑ | Shamarko Thomas | CB | Backup |
| 4 | 115 | Landry Jones | QB | Active |
| 5 | 150 | Terry Hawthorne | CB | Released |
| 6 | 186 | Justin Brown | WR | Active |
| 6 | 206 | Vince Williams | LB | Backup |
| 7 | 223 | Nick Williams | DL | Backup |
2012 draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Pos | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | David DeCastro | OL | Star |
| 2 | 56 | Mike Adams | OL | Bust |
| 3 | 86 | Sean Spence | LB | Bust |
| 4 | 109 ↑ | Alameda Ta'amu | DL | Active |
| 5 | 159 | Chris Rainey | RB | Active |
| 7 | 231 | Toney Clemons | WR | Active |
| 7 | 240 | David Paulson | TE | Backup |
| 7 | 246 | Terrence Frederick | CB | Active |
| 7 | 248 | Kelvin Beachum | OL | Starter |
↑ traded up for, ↓ came from trading down.
How it works: every pick is compared with what its draft slot usually produces. A hit beat the slot. A star had a season in the top 10% at his position. An early bust is a round 1 to 3 pick who never produced. The letter blends value over the slot, starters, stars and early busts. A best season counts only after 16 games, and the last two classes are still developing.
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