The Pittsburgh Steelers love their bloodlines, and they tapped into it with the 226th overall pick in the seventh round Saturday in the 2025 NFL Draft, landing Washington linebacker Carson Bruener, the son of former Steelers’ first-round tight end and current scout Mark Bruener, shoring up depth at the inside linebacker position.
Though the likes of Cole Holcomb, Malik Harrison and Mark Robinson serve as depth behind Patrick Queen and Payton Wilson, the Steelers need more depth and talent there, and Bruener brings it in abundance, especially on special teams.
There, Steelers’ special teams coordinator Danny Smith sees a four-phase special teams contributor that will be “relentless” and a “good player” for the Steelers.