Steelers gain clarity on big draft question after the NFL finalizes annual award that eludes Pittsburgh yet again
Few teams draft and develop like the Pittsburgh Steelers. Part of their recipe for success over the last five decades, there have been plenty of hits in the later rounds, but a look at the last few first-round picks has many believing the Steelers need to get back on track come April. And following the […]
Few teams draft and develop like the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Part of their recipe for success over the last five decades, there have been plenty of hits in the later rounds, but a look at the last few first-round picks has many believing the Steelers need to get back on track come April.
And following the official release of the compensatory picks and draft order, the Steelers know exactly where they are picking, and how much capital they have to use…
Steelers receive 0 compensatiry picks, find out draft order
Steelers Draft Order
- First Round – 21st pick in round (21st pick overall)
- Second Round –20th pick in round (52nd pick overall) Will be gone once Metcalf trade is processed at the beginning of the league year on March 12th, 2025, 4:00 p.m EST
- Third Round – 19th pick in round (83rd pick overall)
- Fourth Round – 21st pick in round (123rd pick overall)
- Fifth Round – 20th pick in round (156th pick overall)
- Sixth Round – No pick
- Seventh Round – 7th pick in round (223 pick overall) (From New Orleans through Philadelphia)
- Seventh Round – 13th pick in round (229th overall) (From Atlanta through Philadelphia)
Now the Steelers didn't incur enough free agent or coaching losses in 2024 to receive any compensatory picks in April's draft, but if you have been keeping up with free agency, the only thing happening for Pittsburgh has been a lot of departures.
That in turn will lead to multiple compensatory picks, including the potential for two third-rounders after both Dan Moore Jr. and Justin Fields received contracts that should ensure they start, which in turn will provide the compensatory picks for 2026.
It’s too early in the free agency process to know for sure which teams will get which compensatory picks next year — that’s determined by a complex formula that the NFL will apply at the end of the 2025 season. But longtime compensatory pick analyst Nick Korte predicts that the Steelers will get either a third-round pick or a fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft, depending on whether Fields plays most of the Jets’ offensive snaps in the 2025 season. – Mike Florio, PFT
