{"id":175930,"date":"2026-04-25T16:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/175930\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T16:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:38:16","slug":"live-updates-on-the-black-gold-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/175930\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates on the Black &#038; Gold picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPRETTY GOOD FEELING HE MIGHT GO TO THE STEELERS. I HAVE SOME TYPE OF FEELING, MAN, BECAUSE WE HAD A GREAT CONNECTION. LIKE, LIKE I SAID, IT FELT LIKE HOME AND WE WERE ABLE TO ALL BOND. AND SO LIKE, YOU KNOW, I HAD A GOOD FEELING, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, COME AND COME AND GET ME. I MEAN, IT MEANS EVERYTHING FOR YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAM TO COME TRUE AND FOR THIS TEAM TO, FOR THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS ORGANIZATION, FOR THEM TAKING THEIR CHANCE ON ME. AND THEM TRUSTING, YOU KNOW, THE TALENTS AND EVERYTHING THAT\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Live Updates: NFL Draft Day 3 underway in Pittsburgh<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Pittsburgh Steelers&#8217; picks on our draft tracker<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769019068_844_wtae.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WTAE logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 12:13 PM EDT Apr 25, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe NFL Draft enters its final day with Rounds 4 through 7 on a rainy Saturday on Pittsburgh&#8217;s North Shore.  Watch the NFL Draft airing LIVE right now on WTAE Channel 4.Steelers PicksFirst Round \u2013 21st pick &#8211; Max Iheanachor, OL, Arizona StateSecond Round \u2013 47th overall pick &#8212; Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama (Pittsburgh trades up from No. 53) Third Round \u2013 76th overall &#8212; Drew Allar, QB, Penn StateThird Round &#8211; 85th overall &#8212; Daylen Everette, CB, GeorgiaThird Round \u2013 96th overall &#8212; Gennings Dunker, G, Iowa (Pittsburgh trades up from No. 99)Fourth Round \u2013 121st overallFifth Round \u2013 161st overallSixth Round \u2013 216th overall (Compensatory pick)Seventh Round \u2013 224th overall (From New England Patriots in Kyle Dugger trade)Seventh Round &#8211; 230th overall (From Indianapolis Colts in Michael Pittman trade)Seventh Round &#8211; 249th overallAre you in Pittsburgh for the Draft? Here is everything you need to know about the Steel City.Steelers Have 11 Picks Total; 6 More to GoSteelers owner Art Rooney II told Pittsburgh&#8217;s Action News 4 anchor Andrew Stockey early on that the team&#8217;s first-round pick would not be a quarterback, and that proved to be the case.However, the team did take a passer in the third round, selecting Drew Allar from Penn State.Earlier in the night, Pittsburgh traded up to get Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard with a second-round pick.It remains up in the air whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will return to the Steelers and play his 22nd season in the NFL.Who will lead the Steelers?Steelers owner Art Rooney II previously told reporters that a decision on Rodgers was expected before the draft. That window has now come and gone.If the 42-year-old Rodgers does return, he will play under new head coach Mike McCarthy &#8212; a reunion of the QB and coach who won Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers.McCarthy entered the draft with two quarterbacks on the roster, including Will Howard, a sixth-round pick in 2025 draft, and Mason Rudolph, who returned to Pittsburgh last season after signing a two-year contract.Now, the Steelers add Allar to that mix, as they wait to see what Rodgers will do.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The NFL Draft enters its final day with Rounds 4 through 7 on a rainy Saturday on Pittsburgh&#8217;s North Shore.  <\/p>\n<p>Watch the NFL Draft airing LIVE right now on WTAE Channel 4.<\/p>\n<p>Steelers Picks<br \/>\nFirst Round \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/steelers-draft-pick-max-iheanachor\/71114442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">21st pick &#8211; Max Iheanachor, OL, Arizona State<\/a>Second Round \u2013 47th overall pick &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/steelers-germie-bernard-nfl-draft\/71125049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama<\/a> (Pittsburgh trades up from No. 53) Third Round \u2013 76th overall &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/steelers-drew-allar-nfl-draft\/71125087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Drew Allar, QB, Penn State<\/a>Third Round &#8211; 85th overall &#8212; Daylen Everette, CB, GeorgiaThird Round \u2013 96th overall &#8212; Gennings Dunker, G, Iowa (Pittsburgh trades up from No. 99)Fourth Round \u2013 121st overallFifth Round \u2013 161st overallSixth Round \u2013 216th overall (Compensatory pick)Seventh Round \u2013 224th overall (From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/steelers-kyle-dugger\/69191703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New England Patriots in Kyle Dugger trade<\/a>)Seventh Round &#8211; 230th overall (From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/steelers-michael-pittman-trade\/70683354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indianapolis Colts in Michael Pittman trade<\/a>)Seventh Round &#8211; 249th overall<\/p>\n<p>Are you in Pittsburgh for the Draft? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/nfl-draft-guide-pittsburgh\/71065223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Here is everything you need to know about the Steel City.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Steelers Have 11 Picks Total; 6 More to Go<\/p>\n<p>Steelers owner Art Rooney II told Pittsburgh&#8217;s Action News 4 anchor Andrew Stockey early on that the team&#8217;s first-round pick would not be a quarterback, and that proved to be the case.<\/p>\n<p>However, the team did take a passer in the third round, selecting Drew Allar from Penn State.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the night, Pittsburgh traded up to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/steelers-germie-bernard-nfl-draft\/71125049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard<\/a> with a second-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>It remains up in the air <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/steelers-aaron-rodgers-nfl-draft\/71064583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will return<\/a> to the Steelers and play his 22nd season in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Who will lead the Steelers?<\/p>\n<p>Steelers owner Art Rooney II previously told reporters that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/aaron-rodgers-free-agency-cousins-garoppolo-wilson\/70886320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a decision on Rodgers was expected before the draft<\/a>. That window has now come and gone.<\/p>\n<p>If the 42-year-old Rodgers does return, he will play under new head coach Mike McCarthy &#8212; a reunion of the QB and coach who won Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy entered the draft with two quarterbacks on the roster, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/steelers-select-ohio-state-qb-pa-native-will-howard-in-6th-round-of-nfl-draft\/64597358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Will Howard, a sixth-round pick in 2025 draft<\/a>, and Mason Rudolph, who returned to Pittsburgh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/mason-rudolph-steelers-return\/64174988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">last season after signing a two-year contract.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, the Steelers add Allar to that mix, as they wait to see what Rodgers will do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PRETTY GOOD FEELING HE MIGHT GO TO THE STEELERS. 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