Here is a 2023 NFL draft pick-by-pick breakdown for the Pittsburgh Steelers:
Round 1 (No. 14 overall, from Patriots) — Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia: Pittsburgh vaults the Jets, conspiring with the AFC East rival Patriots, to snag the lineman very likely in Gang Green’s crosshairs. Probably this draft’s premier pass blocker, the 6-5, 311-pound All-SEC performer capably guarded QB Stetson Bennett IV’s blind side the past two years as the Bulldogs won a pair of national titles. Now Jones, 21, upgrades a Steelers line that’s needed a boost for some time, QB Kenny Pickett and RB Najee Harris immediate beneficiaries. Draft tracker
Round 2 (32, from Bears) — Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State: With the pick acquired from last year’s trade of WR Chase Claypool comes just the proper overlap of talent, need and serendipity required to bring the son of former Steelers OLB Joey Porter back to the Steel City. Porter Jr. dropped Thursday, failing to become the inaugural first-round defensive back in Nittany Lions history. But the All-Big Ten star is big (6-3, 193) and physical and should be a long-term solution to a secondary that lost CB Cam Sutton in free agency and is counting on the soon-to-be 33-year-old old Patrick Peterson. Rarely tested in 2022, Porter didn’t allow a TD pass last season. Draft tracker
Round 2 (49)
Round 3 (80)
Round 7 (241, from Vikings through Broncos)
Round 7 (251, compensatory from Rams)
Pittsburgh Steelers’ last five top draft picks:
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2022 (No. 20 overall): Kenny Pickett, QB, Pitt
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2021 (No. 24 overall): Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
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2020 (No. 49 overall): Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame
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2019 (No. 10 overall): Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
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2018 (No. 28 overall): Terrell Edmunds, S, Virginia Tech
2023 NFL draft: Team-by-team picks
AFC East: Bills | Dolphins | Jets | Patriots
AFC North: Bengals | Browns | Ravens | Steelers
AFC South: Colts | Jaguars | Texans | Titans
AFC West: Broncos | Chargers | Chiefs | Raiders
NFC East: Commanders | Cowboys | Eagles | Giants
NFC North: Bears | Lions | Packers | Vikings
NFC South: Buccaneers | Falcons | Panthers | Saints
NFC West: 49ers | Cardinals | Rams | Seahawks
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Steelers picks in 2023 NFL draft: Round-by-round by Pittsburgh