People had high expectations for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie class coming out of the 2025 NFL Draft. The Steelers’ draft headliner was Oregon DL Derrick Harmon. He led all Football Bowl Subdivision interior defensive linemen with 55 quarterback pressures in 2024. Then there were other players like Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson, one of the best running backs in the country in 2024.
But how did the Steelers’ draft class stack up against the rest of the NFL in terms of on-field production in 2025? Not well, actually. Analyst Aaron Schatz has the group 28th in his rookie class rankings for ESPN.