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LIVE: Follow Steelers’ picks on Day 2 of NFL Draft
Steelers head into second night of NFL Draft with 11 picks
Updated: 9:36 PM EDT Apr 24, 2026
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The NFL Draft is underway with Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday night in Pittsburgh. Rounds 2 and 3 air LIVE on WTAE Channel 4 on Friday night, followed by Rounds 4-7 beginning at noon Saturday.Pittsburgh had the 21st overall pick in the first round. With that pick, they selected lineman Max Iheanachor from Arizona State.The Steelers got their first third-round pick and a fifth-rounder in 2027 from the Cowboys in a trade that sent wide receiver George Pickens to Dallas.Steelers PicksFirst Round – 21st pick – Max Iheanachor, OL, Arizona StateSecond Round – 47th overall pick — Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama (Pittsburgh trades up from No. 53) Third Round – 12th in round (76th pick overall) (From Dallas Cowboys in George Pickens trade)Third Round – 21st in round (85th pick overall)Third Round – 35th in round (99th pick overall) (Compensatory pick)Fourth Round – 21st in round (121st pick overall)Fourth Round – 35th in round (135th pick overall) (Compensatory pick)Fifth Round – 21st in round (161st pick overall)Sixth Round – 35th in round (216th pick overall) (Compensatory pick)Seventh Round – 8th in round (224th pick overall) (From New England Patriots in Kyle Dugger trade)Seventh Round – 14th in round (230th pick overall) (From Indianapolis Colts in Michael Pittman trade)Seventh Round – 21st in round (237th pick overall)Are you in Pittsburgh for the Draft? Here is everything you need to know about the Steel City.Steelers & Their 12 PicksSteelers Owner Art Rooney II told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 anchor Andrew Stockey early on that the team’s first-round pick would not be a quarterback.STOCKEY: Given the circumstance — the draft is here, your head coach is from here, you’re going to have the largest collection of Steeler fans in one place, I think, in franchise history. Does your first-round pick need to be a glamour pick or a sexy pick? A quarterback, running back, receiver?ROONEY: I think I can tell you one thing, it’s probably not going to be a quarterback. But beyond that, it’s wide open. Of course, it depends on what happens in front of us, but I think it’ll be exciting. A lot of interesting players in this draft, not only our first pick, but as you probably know, we have 12 selections in this draft, so we have an opportunity to really add some talent to the roster.It remains up in the air whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will return to the Steelers and play his 22nd season in the NFL.Who will lead the Steelers?Rooney previously told reporters that a decision on Rodgers was expected before the draft. However, that window of opportunity is quickly disappearing.If returning, the 42-year-old Rodgers will play under new Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy. It would be a reunion of the QB and coach who won Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers.McCarthy has two quarterbacks on the roster, including Will Howard, a sixth-round pick in the 2025 draft.The Steelers also have Mason Rudolph, who returned to Pittsburgh last season after signing a two-year contract.
PITTSBURGH —
The NFL Draft is underway with Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday night in Pittsburgh.
Rounds 2 and 3 air LIVE on WTAE Channel 4 on Friday night, followed by Rounds 4-7 beginning at noon Saturday.
Pittsburgh had the 21st overall pick in the first round. With that pick, they selected lineman Max Iheanachor from Arizona State.
The Steelers got their first third-round pick and a fifth-rounder in 2027 from the Cowboys in a trade that sent wide receiver George Pickens to Dallas.
Steelers Picks
- First Round – 21st pick – Max Iheanachor, OL, Arizona State
- Second Round – 47th overall pick — Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama (Pittsburgh trades up from No. 53)
- Third Round – 12th in round (76th pick overall) (From Dallas Cowboys in George Pickens trade)
- Third Round – 21st in round (85th pick overall)
- Third Round – 35th in round (99th pick overall) (Compensatory pick)
- Fourth Round – 21st in round (121st pick overall)
- Fourth Round – 35th in round (135th pick overall) (Compensatory pick)
- Fifth Round – 21st in round (161st pick overall)
- Sixth Round – 35th in round (216th pick overall) (Compensatory pick)
- Seventh Round – 8th in round (224th pick overall) (From New England Patriots in Kyle Dugger trade)
- Seventh Round – 14th in round (230th pick overall) (From Indianapolis Colts in Michael Pittman trade)
- Seventh Round – 21st in round (237th pick overall)
Are you in Pittsburgh for the Draft? Here is everything you need to know about the Steel City.
Steelers & Their 12 Picks
Steelers Owner Art Rooney II told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 anchor Andrew Stockey early on that the team’s first-round pick would not be a quarterback.
STOCKEY: Given the circumstance — the draft is here, your head coach is from here, you’re going to have the largest collection of Steeler fans in one place, I think, in franchise history. Does your first-round pick need to be a glamour pick or a sexy pick? A quarterback, running back, receiver?
ROONEY: I think I can tell you one thing, it’s probably not going to be a quarterback. But beyond that, it’s wide open. Of course, it depends on what happens in front of us, but I think it’ll be exciting. A lot of interesting players in this draft, not only our first pick, but as you probably know, we have 12 selections in this draft, so we have an opportunity to really add some talent to the roster.
It remains up in the air whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will return to the Steelers and play his 22nd season in the NFL.
Who will lead the Steelers?
Rooney previously told reporters that a decision on Rodgers was expected before the draft. However, that window of opportunity is quickly disappearing.
If returning, the 42-year-old Rodgers will play under new Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy. It would be a reunion of the QB and coach who won Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers.
McCarthy has two quarterbacks on the roster, including Will Howard, a sixth-round pick in the 2025 draft.
The Steelers also have Mason Rudolph, who returned to Pittsburgh last season after signing a two-year contract.
