The Pittsburgh Steelers got scooped for a wideout in the first round on Thursday night, but they leaped up in the second to snag a pass catcher one day later.
The Steelers selected Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard at No. 47 overall on Friday night in Pittsburgh.
In order to do so, they acquired the 47th selection along with No. 249 from the Indianapolis Colts for picks 53, 135 and 237.
“They should be excited,” Bernard said, via team transcript, of his message to Steelers fans. “They’re getting a selfless guy that is going to do everything for the team to have success. He’s just a guy that’s explosive with the ball in his hands. A guy that can create plays and, like I said at the beginning, just a selfless teammate.”
With questions still swirling around Aaron Rodgers‘ future, Pittsburgh added a potential signal-caller of the future to pair with Bernard one round later by selecting Penn State quarterback Drew Allar at No. 76 overall.
A tough wideout who runs excellent routes, Bernard is a versatile receiver who brings solid size and quickness after the catch to the Steelers offense. A two-year starter at Alabama, he led the Crimson Tide with 64 catches and 862 receiving yards, and added seven touchdowns in 2025.