Arizona Cardinals (6 picks) Round 1, pick 16: Walter Nolen, DL, Ole Miss Round 2, pick 47: Will Johnson, CB, Michigan Round 3, pick 78: Jordan Burch, DL, Oregon Round 4, pick 115: Cody Simon, LB, Ohio State Round 5, pick 174: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State Round 6, pick 211: Hayden Conner, IOL, Texas Round 7, pick 225: Kitan Crawford, S, Nevada Atlanta Falcons (5 picks) Round 1, pick 15: Jalon Walker, EDGE, Georgia Round 1, pick 26 (from Rams): James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Tennessee Round 3, pick 96: Xavier Watts, S, Notre Dame Round 4, pick 118: Billy Bowman Jr., S, Oklahoma Round 7, pick 218: Jack Nelson, OT, Wisconsin Baltimore Ravens (11 picks) Round 1, pick 27: Malaki Starks, S, Georgia Round 2, pick 59: Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall Round 3, pick 91: Emery Jones Jr., OT, LSU Round 4, pick 129: Teddye Buchanan, LB, Cal Round 5, pick 141: Carson Vinson, OT, Alabama A&M Round 6, pick 178: Bilhal Kone, CB, Western Michigan Round 6, pick 186: Tyler Loop, K, Arizona Round 6, pick 203: LaJohntay Wester, WR, Colorado Round 6, pick 210: Aeneas Peebles, DL, Virginia Tech Round 6, pick 212: Robert Longerbeam, CB, Rutgers Round 7, pick 243: Garrett Dellinger, IOL, LSU Added future picks: 2026 fifth round (NY Jets) Buffalo Bills (9 picks) Round 1, pick 30: Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky Round 2, pick 41: T.J. Sanders, DL, South Carolina Round 2, pick 72: Landon Jackson, EDGE, Arkansas Round 4, pick 109: Deone Walker, DL, Kentucky Round 5, pick 170: Jordan Hancock, CB, Ohio State Round 5:, pick 173: Jackson Hawes, TE, Georgia Tech Round 6, pick 177: Dorian Strong, CB, Virginia Tech Round 6, pick 206: Chase Lundt, OT, UCONN Round 7, pick 240: Kaden Prather, WR, Maryland Carolina Panthers (8 picks) Round 1, pick 8: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona Round 2, pick 51: Nic Scourton, EDGE, Texas A&M Round 3, pick 77: Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Ole Miss Round 4, pick 114: Trevor Etienne, RB, Georgia Round 4, pick 122: Lathan Ransom, S, Ohio State Round 5, pick 140: Cam Jackson, DL, Florida Round 5, pick 163: Mitchell Evans, TE, Notre Dame Round 6, pick 208: Jimmy Horn Jr., WR, Colorado Chicago Bears (8 picks) Round 1, pick 10: Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan Round 2, pick 39: Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri Round 2, pick 56: Ozzy Trapilo, OT, Boston College Round 3, pick 62: Shemar Turner, DL, Texas A&M Round 4, pick 132: Ruben Hyppolite II, LB, Maryland Round 5, pick 169: Zah Frazier, CB, UTSA Round 6, pick 195: Luke Newman, OT, Michigan State Round 7, pick 233: Kyle Monangai, RB, Rutgers Future draft picks added: 2026 Fourth round (LA Rams) Cincinnati Bengals (6 picks) Round 1, pick 17: Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M Round 2, pick 49: Demetrius Knight Jr., LB, South Carolina Round 3, pick 81: Dylan Fairchild, IOL, Georgia Round 4, pick 119: Barrett Carter, LB, Clemson Round 5, pick 153: Jalen Rivers, IOL, Miami Round 6, pick 193: Tahj Brooks, RB, Texas Tech Cleveland Browns (7 picks) Round 1, pick 5 (from Jaguars): Mason Graham, DL, Michigan Round 2, pick 33: Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA Round 2, pick 36: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State Round 3, pick 67: Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Bowling Green Round 3, pick 94: Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon Round 4, pick 126: Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee Round 5, pick 144: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado Added future draft picks: 2026 first round (Jacksonville), 2027 fifth round (Houston)
Dallas Cowboys (9 picks) Round 1, pick 12: Tyler Booker, IOL, Alabama Round 2, pick 44: Donovan Ezeiruaku, EDGE, Boston College Round 3, pick 76: Shavon Revel, CB, East Carolina Round 5, pick 149: Jaydon Blue, RB, Texas Round 5, pick 152: Shemar James, LB, Florida Round 6, pick 204: Ajani Cornelius, IOL, Oregon Round 7, pick 217: Jay Toia, DL, UCLA Round 7, pick 239: Phil Mafah, RB, Clemson Round 7, pick 247: Tommy Akingbesote, DL, Maryland Denver Broncos (7 picks) Round 1, pick 20: Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas Round 2, pick 60: RJ Harvey, RB, UCF Round 3, pick 74: Pat Bryant, WR, Illinois Round 3, pick 101: Sai'vion Jones, DL, LSU Round 4, pick 134: Que Robinson, EDGE, Alabama Round 6, pick 216: Jeremy Crawshaw, P, Florida Round 7, pick 241: Caleb Lohner, TE, Utah Detroit Lions (7 picks) Round 1, pick 28: Tyleik Williams, DL, Ohio State Round 2, pick 57: Tate Ratledge, IOL, Georgia Round 3, pick 70: Isaac TeSlaa, WR, Arkansas Round 5, pick 171: Miles Frazier, IOL, LSU Round 6, pick 196: Ahmed Hassanein, EDGE, Boise State Round 7, pick 230: Dan Jackson, S, Georgia Round 7, pick 244: Dominic Lovett, WR, Georgia Future pics added: 2026 sixth round (Jacksonville) Green Bay Packers (8 picks) Round 1, pick 23: Matthew Golden, WR, Texas Round 2, pick 54: Anthony Belton, IOL, NC State Round 3:, pick 87: Savion Williams, WR, TCU Round 4, pick 124: Barryn Sorrell, EDGE, Texas Round 5, pick 159: Collin Oliver, LB, Oklahoma State Round 6, pick 198: Warren Brinson, DL, Georgia Round 7, pick 237: Micah Robinson, CB, Tulane Round 7, pick 250: John Williams, OT, Cincinnati Houston Texans (9 picks) Round 2, pick 34: Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State Round 2, pick 48: Aireontae Ersery, OT, Minnesota Round 3, pick 79: Jaylin Noel, WR, Iowa State Round 3, pick 97: Jaylin Smith, CB, USC Round 6, pick 116: Woody Marks, RB, USC Round 6, pick 187: Jaylen Reed, S, Penn State Round 6, pick 197: Graham Mertz, QB, Florida Round 7, pick 224: Kyonte Hamilton, DL, Rutgers Round 7, pick 255: Luke Lachey, TE, Iowa Future picks added: 2026 third round (NY Giants) Indianapolis Colts (8 picks) Round 1, pick 14: Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Round 2, pick 45: JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State Round 3, pick 80: Justin Walley, CB, Minnesota Round 4, pick 127: Jalen Travis, OT, Iowa State Round 5, pick 151: DJ Giddens, RB, Kansas State Round 6, pick 189: Riley Leonard, QB, Notre Dame Round 6, pick 190: Tim Smith, DL, Alabama Round 7, pick 232: Hunter Wohler, S, Wisconsin Jacksonville Jaguars (9 picks) Round 1, pick 2: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado Round 3, pick 88: Caleb Ransaw, CB, Tulane Round 3, pick 89: Wyatt Milum, OT, West Virginia Round 4, pick 104: Bhayshul Tuten, RB Virginia Tech Round 4, pick 107: Jack Kiser, LB, Notre Dame Round 6, pick 194: Jalen McLeod, LB, Auburn Round 6, pick 200: Rayuan Lane III, S, Navy Round 7, pick 221: Jonah Monheim, OT, USC Round 7, pick 236: LeQuint Allen, RB, Syracuse Future picks added: 2026 (2) third rounds (Detroit) Kansas City Chiefs (7 picks) Round 1, pick 32: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State Round 2, pick 63: Omarr Norman-Lott, DL, Tennessee Round 3, pick 66: Ashton Gillotte, EDGE, Louisville Round 3, pick 85: Nohl Williams, CB, California Round 4, pick 133: Jalen Royals, WR, Utah State Round 5, pick 156: Jeffrey Bassa, LB, Oregon Round 7, pick 228: Brashard Smith, RB, SMU
Las Vegas Raiders (11 picks) Round 1, pick 6: Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State Round 2, pick 58: Jack Bech, WR, TCU Round 3, pick 68: Darien Porter, CB, Iowa State Round 3, pick 98: Caleb Rogers, OT, Texas Tech Round 3, pick 99: Charles Grant, OT, William & Mary Round 4, pick 108: Dont'e Thornton Jr., WR, Tennessee Round 4, pick 135: Tonka Hemingway, DL, South Carolina Round 6, pick 180: JJ Pegues, DL, Ole Miss Round 6, pick 213: Tommy Mellott, QB, Montana State Round 6, pick 215: Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State Round 7, pick 222: Cody Lindenberg, LB, Minnesota Los Angeles Chargers (9 picks) Round 1, pick 22: Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina Round 2, pick 55: Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss Round 3, pick 86: Jamaree Caldwell, DL, Oregon Round 4, pick 125: Kyle Kennard, EDGE, South Carolina Round 4, pick 158: KeAndre Lambert-Smith, WR, Auburn Round 5, pick 165: Oronde Gadsden II, TE, Syracuse Round 6, pick 199: Branson Taylor, OT, Pittsburgh Round 6, pick 214: R.J. Mickens, S, Clemson Round 7, pick 256: Trikweze Bridges, CB, Florida Los Angeles Rams (6 picks) Round 2, pick 46: Terrance Ferguson, TE, Oregon Round 3, pick 90: Josaiah Stewart, EDGE, Michigan Round 4, pick 117: Jarquez Hunter, RB, Auburn Round 5, pick 148: Ty Hamilton, DL, Ohio State Round 5, pick 172: Chris Paul Jr., LB, Ole Miss Round 7, pick 242: Konata Mumpfield, WR, Pittsburgh Future picks added: 2026 first round (Atlanta) Miami Dolphins (8 picks) Round 1, pick 13: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan Round 2, pick 37: Jonah Savaiinaea, IOL, Arizona Round 5, pick 143: Jordan Phillips, DL, Maryland Round 5, pick 150: Jason Marshall Jr., CB, Florida Round 5, pick 155: Dante Trader Jr., S, Maryland Round 6, pick 179: Ollie Gordon II, RB, Oklahoma State Round 7, pick 231: Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas Round 7, pick 253: Zeek Biggers, DL, Georgia Tech Future picks added: 2026 third round (Houston) Minnesota Vikings (5 picks) Round 1, pick 24: Donovan Jackson, IOL, Ohio State Round 3, pick 102: Tai Felton, WR, Maryland Round 5, pick 139: Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, DL, Georgia Round 6, pick 201: Kobe King, LB, Penn State Round 6, pick 202: Gavin Bartholomew, TE, Pittsburgh Players traded for: Sam Howell (Seattle) New England Patriots (11 picks) Round 1, pick 4: Will Campbell, OT, LSU Round 2:, pick 38: TreVeyon Henderson, RB, Ohio State Round 3, pick 69: Kyle Williams, WR, Washington State Round 3, pick 95: Jared Wilson, IOL, Georgia Round 4, pick 106: Craig Woodson, S, Cal Round 5, pick 137: Joshua Farmer, DL, Florida State Round 5, pick 146: Bradyn Swinson, EDGE, LSU Round 6, pick 182: Andres Borregales, K, Miami Round 7, pick 220: Marcus Bryant, OT, Missouri Round 7, pick 251: Julian Ashby, LS, Vanderbilt Round 7, pick 257: Kobee Minor, CB, Memphis Future picks added: 2026 fourth round (Kansas City) New Orleans Saints (9 picks) Round 1, pick 9: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas Round 2, pick 40: Tyler Shough, QB, Louisville Round 3, pick 71: Vernon Broughton, DL, Texas Round 3, pick 93: Jonas Sanker, S, Virginia Round 4, pick 112: Danny Stutsman, LB, Oklahoma Round 4, pick 131: Quincy Riley, CB, Louisville Round 6, pick 184: Devin Neal, RB, Kansas Round 7, pick 248: Moliki Matavao, TE, UCLA Round 7, pick 254: Fadil Diggs, EDGE, Syracuse New York Giants (7 picks) Round 1, pick 3: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State Round 1, pick 25: Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss Round 3, pick 65: Darius Alexander, DL, Toledo Round 4, pick 105: Cameron Skattebo, RB, Arizona State Round 5, pick 154: Marcus Mbow, OT, Purdue Round 7, pick 219: Thomas Fidone II, TE, Nebraska Round 7, pick 246: Korie Black, CB, Oklahoma State
New York Jets (7 picks) Round 1, pick 7: Armand Membou, OT, Missouri Round 2, pick 42: Mason Taylor, TE, LSU Round 3, pick 73: Azareye'h Thomas, CB, Florida State Round 4, pick 110: Arian Smith, WR, Georgia Round 5, pick 130: Malachi Moore, DB, Alabama Round 5, pick 162: Francisco Mauigoa, LB, Miami Round 5, pick 176: Tyler Baron, EDGE, Miami Future draft picks added: 2026 sixth round (Baltimore) Philadelphia Eagles (10 picks) Round 1, pick 31: Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama Round 2, pick 64: Andrew Mukuba, S, Texas Round 4, pick 111: Ty Robinson, DL, Nebraska Round 5, pick 145: Mac McWilliams, CB, UCF Round 5, pick 161: Smael Mondon Jr., LB, Georgia Round 5, pick 168: Drew Kendall, IOL, Boston College Round 6, pick 181: Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse Round 6, pick 191: Myles Hinton, OT, Michigan Round 6, pick 207: Cameron Williams, OT, Texas Round 6, pick 209: Antwaun Powell-Ryland, EDGE, Virginia Tech Future picks added: 2026 fifth round (Atlanta) Pittsburgh Steelers (7 picks) Round 1, pick 21: Derrick Harmon, DL, Oregon Round 3, pick 83: Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa Round 4, pick 123: Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State Round 5, pick 164: Yahya Black, DL, Iowa Round 6, pick 185: Will Howard, QB, Ohio State Round 7, pick 226: Carson Bruener, LB, Washington Round 7, pick 229: Donte Kent, CB, Central Michigan San Francisco 49ers (11 picks) Round 1, pick 11: Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia Round 2, pick 43: Alfred Collins, DL, Texas Round 3, pick 75: Nick Martin, LB, Oklahoma State Round 3, pick 100: Upton Stout, CB, Western Kentucky Round 4, pick 113: CJ West, DL, Indiana Round 4, pick 138: Jordan Watkins, WR, Ole Miss Round 5, pick 147: Jordan James, RB, Oregon Round 5, pick 160: Marques Sigle, S, Kansas State Round 7, pick 227: Kurtis Rourke, QB, Indiana Round 7, pick 249: Connor Colby, IOL, Iowa Round 7, pick 252: Junior Bergen, WR, Montana Seattle Seahawks (11 picks) Round 1, pick 18: Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State Round 2, pick 35: Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina Round 2, pick 50: Elijah Arroyo, TE, Miami Round 3, pick 92: Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama Round 5, pick 142: Rylie Mills, DL, Notre Dame Round 5, pick 166: Tory Horton, WR, Colorado State Round 5, pick 175: Robbie Ouzts, TE, Alabama Round 6, pick 192: Bryce Cabeldue, OT, Kansas Round 7, pick 223: Damien Martinez, RB, Miami Round 7, pick 234: Mason Richman, OT, Iowa Round 7, pick 238: Ricky White III, WR, UNLV Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6 picks) Round 1 pick 19: Emeka Egbuka, WR, Ohio State Round 2: pick 53: Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame Round 3, pick 84: Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State Round 4, pick 121: David Walker, EDGE, Central Arkansas Round 5, pick 157: Elijah Roberts, EDGE, SMU Round 7, pick 235: Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon Tennessee Titans (9 picks) Round 1, pick 1: Cam Ward, QB, Miami Round 2, pick 52: Oluwafemi Oladejo, EDGE, UCLA Round 3, pick 82: Kevin Winston Jr., S, Penn State Round 4, pick 103: Chimere Dike, WR, Florida Round 4, pick 120: Gunnar Helm, TE, Texas Round 5, pick 136: Elic Ayomanor, WR, Stanford Round 5, pick 167: Jackson Slater, IOL, Sacramento State Round 6, pick 183: Marcus Harris, S, California Round 6, pick 188: Kalel Mullings, RB, Michigan Washington Commanders (5 picks) Round 1, pick 29: Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon Round 2, pick 61: Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss Round 4, pick 128: Jaylin Lane, WR, Virginia Round 6, pick 205: Kain Medrano, LB, UCLA Round 7, pick 245: Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB, Arizona I think I got all the players and future picks...
Since you posted it up, let's look at your Browns first. Cleveland Browns (7 picks) Round 1, pick 5 (from Jaguars): Mason Graham, DL, Michigan Round 2, pick 33: Carson Schwesinger, LB, UCLA Round 2, pick 36: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ohio State Round 3, pick 67: Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Bowling Green Round 3, pick 94: Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon Round 4, pick 126: Dylan Sampson, RB, Tennessee Round 5, pick 144: Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado Added future draft picks: 2026 first round (Jacksonville), 2027 fifth round (Houston) Moving down, adding the future pick and getting a player like Graham is a solid move. @RTTRUTH mentioned about not noticing the idea of durability concerns for Hunter, and it's something that I had mentioned as well in my mock. Mason gives them the ability for disruption for the interior to pair with Garrett coming off the edge. Having a rusher in the passer's face is always a good thing. Carson feels like a pick that was derived heavily from the analytics side, but the athletic traits are there to quickly become a starter with impact. Judkins was an interesting pick. There are those that are going to say they should have taken Henderson here, but both of them feel like a 'coach's choice' kind of pick. I'm not as big on Fannin as some, so this is the first pick I feel like they reached on. Now, a lot of people are going to hate on the Gabriel pick. They're going to point to Sanders two picks later and scream 'WTF?!'. I won't be one of them, because even though I have Sanders much higher on my board than Gabriel, I'm probably much higher on Dillon than most. This is a talented kid that is going into a situation where he can compete immediately to make the roster, move up the depth chart, and try to become a future starter for the Browns. If you just remove Sanders from the equation and look at it as taking Dillon only, I think this is really good value for Cleveland. Dylan Sampson at 126 after taking Judkins earlier feels a bit like shoplifting a pack a smokes on the way out of the gas station. Might not make sense to young people that see the cigs locked in glass these days, but they used to keep the heaters right there on the counter. If you know, you know... And so, they grab Sanders with the last pick they have. It's the 5th round, so we'll never know just how far he might have tumbled if Cleveland passed, but this is obviously good value based on just the on-field product. The write up @RTTRUTH posted was interesting and likely tells part of the story. I still think there is a real possibility that he and his father tried to navigate the draft through the interview process at the combine, but they never had any leverage to try and force him into a situation. It's an extremely bad look for the kid and he is going to have to work his ass off to make the Browns roster. Right now, the Browns have Flacco, Pickett, Gabriel and Sanders. The move for Pickett was to ensure they had a bridge with starter's experience, just in case they were able to get a passer they wanted in this draft. Flacco was the insurance signing, in the event that they couldn't make it happen in the draft, or Cousins never becomes available. They could still go after Kirk, but no they have it so that the Falcons have much less leverage in negotiations over contract money. Ultimately, the Browns have likely drafted a starting quarterback in this class. The question now will shift to how quickly one of these kids can move up the chart and secure the job. At some point, before the end of this season, either Dillon or Shedeur is going to be the starter to close out the year, and the other is going to be his primary backup. We might be looking at a 3rd and 5th round pick having a competition to be the Browns starter in 2026, and I can easily view that as a good thing for Cleveland.
Most important position in football. Two swings equals twice as likely. Ala RGIII and Kirk Cousins. Great example of how hedging your bet can prove beneficial Edit: love the heaters on the counter reference. Reminds me of one of my more hilarious childhood memories. I’ll try and circle back to this later
Pittsburgh Steelers (7 picks) Round 1, pick 21: Derrick Harmon, DL, Oregon Round 3, pick 83: Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa Round 4, pick 123: Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State Round 5, pick 164: Yahya Black, DL, Iowa Round 6, pick 185: Will Howard, QB, Ohio State Round 7, pick 226: Carson Bruener, LB, Washington Round 7, pick 229: Donte Kent, CB, Central Honestly Jon, I love the Steelers draft. Don’t know much about those two 7th rounders to be honest. But I caught an interview with Mike Tomlin on the haul. And what I took away from it is they feel maybe they’ve lost a bit of that physical edge they’re largely known for. As he put it, “We want to get back to playing that Big-boy football”. I think the two Iowa kids and Derrick Harmon exemplify that beautifully. And Sawyer is also just a lunchpail, high IQ football player. He will fit in great. As for the QB, amazing value I think. Obviously he’s a longshot as a starter. But as far as longshots go, he might be my favorite in this draft, outside those projected 1st rounders (Ward/Dart/Sanders) If physicality was their goal, this class is a win IMO. Might actually be a top 5 draft for me. Top 10 for sure.
Appreciate the feedback Danny. I was thrilled with the first couple picks. Perfect fits for both players, with Johnson maybe being the quintessential fit for Pittsburgh out of all the RBs. Even as a huge Michigan fan (still waiting on the flair), I appreciate what the two Buckeyes bring to the table. You hit the nail on the head with Sawyer. He’s gritty and stellar vs the run. Has some work to do against the pass, but is in the perfect situation as the 3 guys ahead of him excel at that. Howard looks the part and can sit. Ack for a year (or two) and grow with the possibility of becoming a starter.
Additionally, even as a 3rd rounder, there’s a chance Kaleb Johnson is actually an improvement over what Najee had been providing recently. At the least, I doubt there’s much of a drop off.
Pittsburgh Steelers (7 picks) Round 1, pick 21: Derrick Harmon, DL, Oregon Round 3, pick 83: Kaleb Johnson, RB, Iowa Round 4, pick 123: Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State Round 5, pick 164: Yahya Black, DL, Iowa Round 6, pick 185: Will Howard, QB, Ohio State Round 7, pick 226: Carson Bruener, LB, Washington Round 7, pick 229: Donte Kent, CB, Central Michigan If Harmon had gone before #21, it wouldn't have surprised me. He felt like the Steelers pick from early on. @ShanePHallam mentioned a medical situation that could have potentially pushed him down some more, but this is a prototypical Steelers pick, and a good one. I'm kind of surprised they went with Kaleb Johnson in the 3rd. There were quite a few good DBs still on the board at that point, and Kaleb feels more like a one-gear rusher that lacks some creativity. I guess they just scouted him in black and gold and said 'yeah, he looks like a Steeler'. The Sawyer pick is the one that is the most intriguing to me. This is more Kevin Greene than Greg Lloyd, so he fits into the room with a chance at a defined role early on, IMO. He's a bigger guy than what some imagine at the position, he plays with power, and he's a solid tackler. That gives him utility on early downs when spelling Highsmith or Watt, which may quickly make him a better option than Herbig in those situations, while Nick will likely remain the primary spell option in passing downs. Yahya probably makes more sense for Pittsburgh than most rosters. I don't think the ceiling is there for him to be a fulltime starter with impact, but he does come across as a player that will be on a roster for many years. Kind of has the feel of one of those guys the Steelers draft that just becomes a name that everyone is familiar with, he pops up on the screen with some regularity on game days, and the 5 o'clock news mentions him handing out turkey to the homeless on occasion. Maybe he has a stretch of starts at some point, but he feels like a career backup. Kind of the same thing with Will Howard. I know @IrishDawg42 feels like there is some potential for a starter here, but I disagree. However, quarterbacks like Howard on your depth chart are never a bad thing. You're going to get competent play with some potential spot starting ability, but there is an obvious ceiling here. Bruener and Kent both feel like their special teams play is going to determine the ability to stick on a roster. Not a lot of upside, but solid football fundamentals and an obviously good work ethic in both. If Kent was a touch bigger, I would like his chances at making the switch to safety.
I agree, looked like a typical Steelers value draft. They found future starters despite not having a second round pick. I have been outspoken on where I placed Will Howard. I had him far behind Cam Ward, then clumped together with Jaxson Dart and Shedeur Sanders.. If I'm being honest, sandwiched between them. So despite taking two QBs, I have the Steelers pick ahead of both.
