Will Howard, the quarterback out of Ohio State, was the pick for the Steelers. He is fresh off of leading the Buckeyes to a national championship win last year, and his draft stock took a huge rise from where it had been at the start of the 2024 college football season.

In a recent article naming the biggest late-round steals of the 2025 NFL draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers were mentioned for their fourth-round selection of an edge rusher.