The sudden departure of Steelers S Ryan Watts was unfortunate—and it also broke up GM Omar Khan’s collection. Since taking over, the Pittsburgh Steelers had retained every player Khan drafted over the past two years. In my previous research, I could not find another instance of the team ever retaining every single draft pick on the active or reserve rosters.
Briefly, in 2020, they dressed every rookie, including sixth-round S Antoine Brooks Jr. as a practice squad elevation. Up until this past week, however, the Steelers had every draft pick over the past two years on the roster.