Everyone wants to know what the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to do with the 21st pick in the draft, and rightfully so. But it’s a 53-man roster, and what you do in the midrounds can largely determine the health of your roster and the future of your team.

Look no further than the Steelers 2022 NFL Draft class, which, after free agency this offseason, features not a single pick left on the roster. So, today we are going to look at 5 hidden gems that the Steelers should consider in this week’s draft. Everyone’s definition of hidden may be different, and this class truly is a crapshoot, but these are 5 players who many would be shocked to see go top-50. Let’s dive in.

Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia

You think of tight ends that have come out of Georgia, and you think of Brock Bowers or Darnell Washington, who’s on the Steelers. Well, I have the Steelers going back to Athens probably in the third or fourth round and finding depth at tight end via Oscar Delp.

He’s nothing like Darnell Washington, who’s 6-7 and played at 311 pounds. Delp is 6-5, 240 to 250 pounds. But the difference is, he has a blistering 40-yard dash, running in the 4.4s, and he is a true vertical threat as an inline tight end. You go look at some of his run blocking grades, some of his tape from the 2025 season, and you see a player who has really rounded into form as an all-around, do everything that’s asked of him kind of player.

Kage Casey, OL, Boise State

There’s going to be some polarization with Casey. Some people are going to say he had a good Senior Bowl. Some people are going to say a bad Senior Bowl. The bottom line is, he’s a highly, highly productive player. He has played thousands of snaps in his college career and hasn’t allowed a ton of pressures.

He can be a guard or a tackle. He’s 6-5, 315 pounds, moves well laterally, and has a decent enough anchor to where, I think that you take Kage Casey in the third round or beyond, and you stick him in there, and you let him compete for that starting left tackle job.

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Tacario Davis, CB, Washington

Davis started his career in Arizona, transferred to Washington, and I’ll be honest, there were high hopes for him coming into this past season. There were a lot of mock drafts that had him in the first, maybe even in the second round. He didn’t really live up to that hype, struggled a bit, not a ton of ball production.

But the truth is, there are very few corners in this class, very few corner prospects that you will ever see that have the measurables like Davis: 34-inch arms at 6-4 close to 200 pounds, and ran in the 4.4s. He is as dynamic a press-man corner that you will find in this year’s NFL draft, and he’s probably going to go in that third to fourth round range.

Bryce Lance, WR, NDSU

I know the Steelers typically stay away from the small schools, even in the mid rounds. Maybe you’ll get a late round swing. Maybe you’ll get a priority free agent, but I don’t care, because Bryce Lance is one of the more dynamic pass catchers in this year’s draft class at well over 6-3, and 200-something pounds. He attended the NFL Combine and ran a 4.3 with back-to-back seasons of over 1000 receiving yards.

Domani Jackson, CB, Alabama

Probably the guy on this list that you’re the least confident about from the 2025 season, but the bottom line is, Jackson is a former 5-star. He was at USC, and he had good tape. He was at Alabama, and he had good tape. And yes, he’s coming off a down year, but as I said, there are certain traits and certain measurables that you cannot teach.

He is nearly 6-2, 200 pounds, runs a 4.4, and has the length and the ability to go out there and play press man. So if you’re the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson is one of those players that you have to consider in the later rounds.