Omar Khan and the Pittsburgh Steelers went through the 2025 free agency period with the compensatory pick system in mind. They knew they would have some high-value players exiting and were careful not to cancel out those losses with high-value signings in order to stockpile draft picks in the 2026 NFL Draft.
They have been projected to receive four comp picks, but now the value of some of those picks is up in the air depending on the play time and incentives hit by QBs Justin Fields and Russell Wilson. Comp pick expert Nick Korte at Over the Cap released his latest projections after Week 1.