In some ways, that was the story of the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2025 draft. On more than one occasion during the three-day event, a player who was on Pittsburgh's radar was there for the taking when the Steelers were on the clock.

The 2025 NFL Draft is in our rear view mirror now and the grades are coming out for each team's selections. The Pittsburgh Steelers had a successful three days by most accounts, and just a day after CBS Sports' Pete Prisco gave the Steelers a C+ for their efforts, NBC Sports' Connor Rogers floated Pittsburgh a B.

The Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly received and made calls about potentially trading wide receiver George Pickens before and during the NFL draft last week. It sounds like none of those trade discussions came to fruition,