STEELERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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2026 7th B-

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

by MLongwell24 · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Cameron Ball in the 237th overall pick, a good 84 spots before the room expected him. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Haulcy. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
In No. 21 they get a building block for the line. Need was not the driver here.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
The board had Anthony Hill Jr. higher than pick No. 53, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · A.J. Haulcy · S · rank 50
A.J. Haulcy in pick 76 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 90
Bryce Lance at the 85th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · rank 98
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Kobi Lane. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 113
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Davison Igbinosun at slot 121. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 186
Taylen Green at the 135th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Aaron Graves · DT · rank 202
A real head-scratcher, Aaron Graves in the 161st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 214
Riley Nowakowski at slot 216 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Nick Barrett · DL · rank 254
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nick Barrett. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Travis Burke · OT · rank 306
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Travis Burke well ahead of where he belonged. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Cameron Ball · DT · rank 321
Value said wait; Cameron Ball in pick 237 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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