The Pittsburgh Steelers’ recent track record of first-round picks has been bumpy. There have been busts like LB Devin Bush and QB Kenny Pickett. Underwhelming returns in SS Terrell Edmunds and so far, OT Broderick Jones. The last time the Steelers exercised a fifth-round option on a first rounder they drafted was T.J. Watt, a player now in his 30s. The team will hope for better results with its 2025 selection, though Post-Gazette beat writer Ray Fittipaldo cautions that it could take time to evaluate the pick.
“It’s a different animal with the Steelers,” Fittipaldo told 93.