Overview
- The Steelers selected Arizona State tackle Max Iheanachor at No. 21, with Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis announcing the pick Thursday in Pittsburgh.
- The team cued Styx’s Renegade, the fourth‑quarter anthem at Steelers home games since a 2002 playoff comeback, to fire up the crowd before the announcement.
- The move targets help up front after guard Isaac Seumalo left in free agency and left tackle Broderick Jones missed the final seven games of 2025 with a neck injury.
- Philadelphia traded up to No. 20 for USC wide receiver Makai Lemon, removing a reported Pittsburgh target one spot before the Steelers went on the clock.
- Iheanachor is 6-foot-5 and 321 pounds, started 31 games for Arizona State, earned second-team All-Big 12 honors, and took up football after moving from Nigeria.