Thursday, April 24
Take your pick: The Steelers have six picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, which gets underway at 8 p.m. tonight. The Steelers didn't receive any compensatory picks in 2025.
The draft will be held April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin and the following is a full list of the Steelers round-by-round draft picks.
2025 Steelers NFL Draft Slots:
First Round – 21st pick in round (21st pick overall)
Second Round – No pick - (Traded to Seattle for DK Metcalf)
Third Round – 19th pick in round (83rd pick overall)
Fourth Round – 21st pick in round (123rd pick overall)
Fifth Round – 20th pick in round (156th pick overall)
Sixth Round – 9th pick in round (185th pick overall) (From Seattle in DK Metcalf trade)
Seventh Round – 13th pick in round (229th overall) (From Atlanta through Philadelphia)
Making the call: It's not known yet who the Steelers will select in the 2025 NFL Draft, but there is one thing that is known.
Who will announce those selections.
As traditionally has been the case, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will announce the team's first-round pick, the 21st overall.
After that, it's a mix of those who make up Steelers Nation.
Hall of Fame receiver Lynn Swann will be in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the site of the 2025 NFL Draft, to announce the Steelers third round-pick.
Swann was a member of the legendary 1974 Steelers Draft, taken in the first round in a draft class that produced five Hall of Famers.
"The Steelers called and made the pick," said Swann, recalling his draft day. "I didn't know much about Pittsburgh at the time. I knew they wore black and gold, and I thought that was a great color combination. I knew they didn't throw the ball a lot. I wasn't a fan of watching a lot of football, only playing, so I am glad I went to the Steelers."
Steelers legend Brett Keisel, who was part of the Steelers Super Bowl XL and XLIII Super Bowl Championship teams, will be in attendance for the Steelers Draft Party at Croke Park in Ireland, and he will announce one of the team's picks. This is the first Draft Party the team is hosting in Ireland, as they will play a regular season game at Croke Park during the 2025 season.
"It's a great honor to do this," said Keisel. "There's a lot of work that goes into the draft, not only from a player's perspective, but also the organization's perspective. The Steelers really try to develop their team through the draft and get good, young players that they can teach and mold into really strong professionals.
"So, it's a great honor to be able to make a pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers, my team, I love that team. I'm so grateful that they drafted me in 2002."
In addition, Tom McCormack, the Steelers International Fan of the Year, will also announce one of the selections on the third day of the draft. McCormack, who is from Dublin, Ireland, was thrilled earlier this year when he received the news that he was the team's International Fan of the Year.
"I was absolutely speechless," said McCormack of winning the International Fan of the Year. "I got pretty emotional. I have been to the Steelers watch parties they have hosted here in Dublin. But I didn't expect this.
"I love the game. I love the Steelers. I love the city. I just want to bring more people here to see the Steelers."
Take a look at every first round pick on the current Steelers roster

Troy Fautanu- Pittsburgh Steelers, 2024 (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)

T.J. Watt- Pittsburgh Steelers, 2017 (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)

Broderick Jones- Pittsburgh Steelers, 2023 (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)

Cameron Heyward- Pittsburgh Steelers, 2011 (Jared Wickerham / Pittsburgh Steelers)

Patrick Queen- Baltimore Ravens, 2020 (Alysa Rubin / Pittsburgh Steelers)

Cordarrelle Patterson- Minnesota Vikings, 2013 (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)

Minkah Fitzpatrick- Miami Dolphins, 2018 (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)

C.J. Henderson- Jacksonville Jaguars, 2020 (Alysa Rubin / Pittsburgh Steelers)
We have you covered: The 2025 NFL Draft is just around the corner, and the Steelers will bring you wall-to-wall coverage of the NFL's biggest offseason event across the team's digital platforms.
The draft begins at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, but the Steelers' digital platforms will be packed full of coverage throughout the week.
Here are some highlights:
• Kick off draft week by watching General Manager Omar Khan and Head Coach Mike Tomlin's pre-draft press conference live on Tuesday, April 22 at 12 noon on Steelers.com, the Steelers Official Mobile App and the team's social platforms. You can also listen to the press conference live on Steelers Nation Radio (SNR). Can't catch it live? Not to worry. The press conference will be archived in its entirety across the Steelers digital and social channels.
• Steelers Draft Countdown Show, presented by UPMC, will stream live on Thursday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Steelers.com, the Steelers Official Mobile App and the team's social platforms. Steelers Nation can also get involved with a chance to have their draft social posts featured in the show.
• All press conferences held at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex throughout the draft will be streamed live and archived on Steelers.com, the Steelers Official Mobile App and the team's social platforms. There will also be analysis of each of the Steelers Day 1 & Day 2 selections.
• Other video content highlights include exclusive 1-on-1's with Steelers draft selections and behind-the-scenes content captured from within the Steelers UPMC Rooney Sports Complex and the NFL Draft in Green Bay.
• Steelers.com will provide full editorial coverage of each of the Steelers draft picks, with news and analysis on each player.
• Steelers Nation Radio (SNR) will feature over 25 hours of live audio programming throughout the entire draft, with live press conferences, special guest interviews and analysis. Audio coverage begins with a Draft Preview Show on Wednesday, April 23 and concludes with a Draft Wrap-Up show on Monday, April 28.
• Fans can head to Stage AE on Thursday, April 24 at 7 p.m. for the Steelers Draft Party. As a Draft Party bonus, Christian Kuntz will record his podcast with special guests. There will be live entertainment, fun activities and much more as fans can watch the first round of the draft live on TVs throughout Stage AE. Full details are here: 2025 Steelers Draft Party In addition, the team will be hosting a Steelers 2025 Draft Party in Mexico and a Steelers 2025 Draft Party in Ireland at Croke Park, the site of the Steelers regular season game this season.
• Get caught up on all the draft happenings with the Steelers Draft 2025 show, presented by UPMC. The show debuts on Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. on KDKA. Fans not in the Pittsburgh market can catch the show later that evening on the Steelers YouTube channel.
• Steelers.com and the Steelers Official Mobile App take on a new draft-themed design for the week, making draft information and content more accessible.
• Fans are encouraged to download the Steelers Official Mobile App to have easy access to Steelers draft content on their phone. Don't forget to turn on push notifications to get all of the latest draft updates and news delivered to your home screen. Turn on push within the app through the "More" menu, under "Settings" and "Notifications."
• Make sure you take part in the YinzChat Draft Challenge, presented by UPMC. Beginning on Tuesday, April 22nd through Saturday, April 26th, you can answer draft-related trivia and predictive questions each day for your chance to win daily autographed items and be eligible to win the grand prize, a full-sized helmet autographed by the Steelers first round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. You can also follow @YinzChat on X and Instagram.
Steelers Draft Notes: With the NFL Draft beginning today, the Steelers Communications Department shared the following key draft notes.
- Pittsburgh has selected 1,367 players from 281 different colleges in NFL Draft history.
- The Steelers have drafted 46 players from Pitt, which is the most in franchise history. Pittsburgh has selected 36 players from Notre Dame, 28 from Penn State and 24 from both Florida and Purdue.
- Pittsburgh holds the 21st overall pick in the 2025 Draft.
- There have been two Pro Football Hall of Famers selected with the 21st overall pick in the Common Draft era (since 1967) -- WR Lynn Swann in 1974 and WR Randy Moss in 1998 (Minnesota).
- The Steelers have selected four players at 21st overall in the Common Draft era, including Swann in 1974, LB Robin Cole in 1977, DT Gabe Rivera in 1983 and TE Eric Green in 1990.
- The Steelers have selected in the first round in all but eight of the previous 89 NFL Drafts.
- Pittsburgh has not selected a player in the top-five of the NFL Draft in 52 straight years, which is the longest active streak in the League.
- The Steelers selected quarterback Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech) with the first overall selection of the 1970 NFL Draft with its last top-five selection.
- Pittsburgh has drafted an offensive lineman in the first round in each of the last two drafts, marking the first time in the 89-year history of the NFL Annual Draft.
- Troy Fautanu (Washington) was the 10th offensive lineman selected in the first round in franchise history –the most of any position since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
- The Steelers have selected nine defensive backs in the first round in franchise history, which is the second-most of any position since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger but have not done so since Terrell Edmunds (Virginia Tech) in 2018.
- Pittsburgh has selected seven defensive linemen in the first round in franchise history, which is tied for the fourth-most of any position since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger but has not done so since Cameron Heyward (Ohio State) in 2011.
- The Steelers have selected four quarterbacks in the first round in franchise history, including Bradshaw in '70 and Ben Roethlisberger (Miami, Ohio) in 2004.
- Pittsburgh has selected at least one defensive lineman in every draft since 2018 and has chosen at least one in 16 of the last 18 drafts since head coach Mike Tomlin took the reins. The Steelers have picked 104 defensive linemen since 1968, including 54 ends and 50 tackles (including eight nose tackles). Last year, Pittsburgh selected DE Logan Lee (sixth round, 178th overall).
By The Numbers: Below is a look of Steelers draft history by the numbers.
MOST CHOICES:
All-Time: 30 were chosen in each draft from 1943-48
Modern Era: 22 in 1971 (11 offense, 10 defense, 1 special teams); 1976 (12 offense, 10 defense)
FEWEST CHOICES:
All-Time: 5 in 2003 (2 offense, 3 defense)
Modern Era: 5 in 2003 (2 offense, 3 defense)
HIGHEST CHOICE:
First overall choice in Draft: 1942 (HB Bill Dudley); 1956 (DB Gary Glick); 1970 (QB Terry Bradshaw)
LATEST FIRST CHOICE:
Eighth round in 1959 and 1963
FIRST-ROUND DRAFT CHOICES BY POSITION: (since 1970)
• 10 Offensive Linemen (1986, '89, '92, '96, '98, 2002, '10, '12, '23, '24)
• 9 Defensive Backs (1973, '75, '78, '87, '93, '97, 2003, '16, '18)
• 8 Linebackers (1977, '91, 2007, '13, '14, '15, '17, '19)
• 7 Wide Receivers (1971, '74, '84, '94, '99, 2000, '06)
• 7 Defensive Linemen (1981, '83, '85, '88, 2001, '09, '11)
• 6 Running Backs (1972, '79, '82, '89, 2009, '21)
• 4 Tight Ends (1976, '90, '95, 2005)
• 4 Quarterbacks (1970, '80, 2004, '22)