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The
Pittsburgh Steelers
, a professional
American football
team based in
Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania, participated in the
first NFL draft
prior to the
1936 season
. The franchise changed its name to the Steelers prior to the
1940 season
, to represent the city's heritage of producing
steel
.
[1]
The
event
, which is officially known as the "Player Selection Meeting",
[2]
is held each April. The
draft
is used as the primary means to distribute newly available talent (primarily from
college football
) equitably amongst the teams. Selections are made in reverse order based on the previous season's record, i.e. the club with the worst record from the previous season selects first. Through
2009
, only two exceptions were made to this order: the
Super Bowl
champion always selects last (32nd), and the Super Bowl loser is awarded the penultimate (31st) pick. Beginning in 2010, teams making the playoffs will be seeded in reverse order depending upon how far they advance.
[3]
The draft consists of seven rounds. Teams have the option of trading selections for players, cash and/or other selections (including future year selections). Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.
[4]
The Steelers have traded away their first-round pick eight times; they have had two first-round selections in two drafts.
The Steelers' first selection in the
inaugural NFL draft
was
William Shakespeare
, a
halfback
from
Notre Dame
.
[5]
The Steelers have selected first overall three times, drafting
Bill Dudley
in
1942
,
Gary Glick
in
1956
and
Terry Bradshaw
in
1970
. The team has selected second overall once, and third overall four times.
[5]
Through 2023, ten Steeler first-round picks have gone on to have playing careers deemed worthy of enshrinement into the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
:
Terry Bradshaw
,
Len Dawson
,
Bill Dudley
,
Alan Faneca
,
Joe Greene
,
Franco Harris
,
Bobby Layne
,
Troy Polamalu
,
Lynn Swann
, and
Rod Woodson
.
[6]
The team's most recent first-round selection was
Broderick Jones
, an
offensive tackle
from the
University of Georgia
.
Symbol Key
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Meaning
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Member of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Selected number one overall
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†
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Selected for the
Pro Bowl
at any time in their career
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?
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No draft pick that year
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Year
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Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft
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Pick
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Number of the pick within the first round
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Position
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Position of the player
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College
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Attended college
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Player selections
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Notes
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- a
The Steelers traded their 1939 pick (2nd overall) to the
Chicago Bears
.
[8]
- b
The Steelers traded their 1941 pick (3rd overall) to the Chicago Bears (3rd overall)
[9]
- c
This was a lottery bonus pick.
[10]
- d
The Steelers traded their 1958 pick (8th overall) to the
San Francisco 49ers
.
[11]
- e
The Steelers traded their 1959 pick (8th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers.
[12]
- f
The Steelers traded their 1961 pick (6th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers.
[13]
- g
The Steelers traded their 1963 pick (11th overall) to the Chicago Bears.
[14]
- h
The Steelers traded their 1965 pick (3rd overall) to the Chicago Bears.
[15]
- i
The Steelers traded their 1967 pick (9th overall) to the
Green Bay Packers
.
[16]
- j
The Steelers acquired the 1989 pick (24th overall) from the
Minnesota Vikings
.
[17]
- k
The Steelers traded their 1990 pick (17th overall) to the
Dallas Cowboys
for Dallas' 1990 pick (21st overall, obtained from Minnesota Vikings) and a third-round pick (82nd overall, obtained from San Francisco 49ers).
[5]
- l
The Steelers traded their 2001 pick (16th overall) to the
New York Jets
for their first-round pick (19th overall), their fourth-round pick (111th overall) and their sixth-round pick (181st overall).
[18]
- m
The Steelers traded their first-round pick (27th overall), third-round pick (92nd overall) and sixth-round pick (200th overall) to obtain the 2003 pick (16th overall).
[19]
- n
The Steelers obtained the 2006 pick from
New York Giants
by trading their first-round pick (32nd overall), their third-round pick (96th overall) and their fourth-round pick (129th overall).
[20]
- o
The Steelers traded their 2020 pick (18th overall) to the
Miami Dolphins
to acquire Minkah Fitzpatrick.
[21]
- p
The Steelers drafted
Bobby Layne
but immediately traded him to the
Chicago Bears
.
[22]
References
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Specific
[
edit
]
- ^
"Steelers' History"
(PDF)
. Pittsburgh Steelers. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on May 28, 2008
. Retrieved
April 27,
2008
.
- ^
Branch, John (April 9, 2000).
"The 2000 Liars Club/ Draft makes Broncos coach cloak intentions"
.
The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
. Archived from
the original
on October 23, 2007
. Retrieved
April 7,
2009
.
- ^
Duffy, Mike (March 26, 2009).
"New Draft Order, More Rule Changes"
. BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from
the original
on March 29, 2009
. Retrieved
April 7,
2009
.
- ^
Alder, James.
"NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection"
.
About.com
. Archived from
the original
on January 10, 2007
. Retrieved
May 26,
2008
.
- ^
a
b
c
"Steelers' All Time Draft History"
(PDF)
. Pittsburgh Steelers. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on March 20, 2009
. Retrieved
June 11,
2008
.
- ^
"Hall of Famers by Franchise"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Archived from
the original
on May 1, 2008
. Retrieved
May 28,
2008
.
- ^
"Steelers Quarterback Roethlisberger Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash"
. Fox News. Associated Press. June 12, 2006. Archived from
the original
on May 20, 2007
. Retrieved
July 10,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1939"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1941"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1956"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1958"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1959"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1961"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1963"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1965"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1967"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Pro Football Draft History: 1989"
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"2001 NFL Draft weekend trades"
.
cnnsi.com
. CNN
. Retrieved
May 5,
2007
.
- ^
"2003 NFL Draft trades"
. ESPN. April 26, 2003
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"2006 NFL Draft Trader"
. ESPN. April 27, 2006
. Retrieved
July 4,
2008
.
- ^
"Dolphins Trade Minkah Fitzpatrick to Steelers for 2020 First-Round Pick"
. Sports Illustrated. September 16, 2019
. Retrieved
November 17,
2020
.
- ^
"Bobby Layne"
.
Pittsburgh Steelers
. Retrieved
January 4,
2024
.
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Formerly the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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