Pittsburgh Steelers list of 2026 NFL Draft picks, biggest needs going into Round 1
The Pittsburgh Steelers own a whopping 12 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Here's a look at where each of those selections come and what the team's biggest needs are.
Pittsburgh Steelers list of 2026 NFL Draft picks, biggest needs going into Round 1 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Draft day is finally here and we can put to bed all of the rumors and speculation surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers and the 2026 NFL Draft.
It has been an interesting offseason for the Steelers, to say the least. There's a new head coach in town in Mike McCarthy after Mike Tomlin stepped down , and the Aaron Rodgers saga is dragging on into the 2026 NFL Draft. But the Rodgers saga also adds a potential interesting wrinkle to things for Pittsburgh and it comes in the form of a question: will the Steelers draft a quarterback?
"I don't have a problem with the Aaron Rodgers project, in terms of this year. "But I do believe you go maybe in the latter rounds — in the third, fourth, fifth rounds — and maybe you get one of those quarterbacks," franchise great Jerome Bettis said. There are a few reasons to have some extra excitement for the Steelers in this year's draft, with the first reason being the draft is being held in Pittsburgh .
Another reason is the Steelers are absolutely loaded with picks , as general manager Omar Khan has compiled five extra to give Pittsburgh a grand total of 12. Let's see where the Steelers will be picking in each round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Steelers 2026 NFL Draft order Imagn Images Round 1, Pick 21 Round 2, Pick 53 Round 3, Pick 76 (via DAL) Round 3, Pick 85 Round 3, Pick 99 (comp pick) Round 4, Pick 121 Round 4, Pick 135 (comp pick) Round 5, Pick 161 Round 6, Pick 216 Round 7, Pick 224 (via NO) Round 7, Pick 230 (via IND) Round 7, Pick 237 Steelers biggest NFL Draft needs Imagn Images Quarterback will always top the list as long as the Steelers remain without a locked-in long-term solution.