Eli Heidenreich walked down the long corridor, wearing his Navy service dress blues and the emotion of the moment all over his face. He stopped at a mirror, placed a Steelers hat on his head and saluted. When he stepped on stage, the Pittsburgh-area native, once a star at Mt. Lebanon High School, was greeted by a rousing ovation in his hometown.

The Steelers had 10 selections in the 2026 NFL Draft, adding new faces on both sides of the ball throughout the three days. The team kicked the draft off selecting offensive tackle Max Iheanachor from Arizona State in the first round with the 21st overall pick.

The 2026 NFL Draft is over, and while there are still some holes to be filled and questions to be answered, for the most part, we know what the Steelers roster is going to look like. So, here are three winners and three losers in Pittsburgh following the Draft.

It’s a new era for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Following the 2025 campaign, Mike Tomlin—the NFL’s longest-tenured head coach and a presumptive Hall of Famer—stepped down from his role at the vanguard of the Steel Curtain.

Mike Tomlin never experienced a losing season in 19 years in Pittsburgh, but the club’s lack of recent playoff success played a role in his decision to walk away from the club, the new NBC Sports analyst said Sunday.

NFL Draft writer Dane Brugler of The Athletic praised one of the Pittsburgh Steelers' late-round picks as one of his 'favorite players in the class.'

The Pittsburgh Steelers are bringing back a veteran defensive lineman in the aftermath of the 2026 NFL Draft. Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Steelers have

ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. handed out grades for all 32 NFL teams and for the Steelers he gave them a B.