STEELERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers let Slaughter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

by LaCauv · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B-
Trades B-
Future B-

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jake Slaughter, the No. 55 name on the board, stolen at Round 3, Pick 12. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Allar reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while edge rusher went begging.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 21
They took Olaivavega Ioane at par in Round 1, Pick 21, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
They paid sticker price for Eli Stowers in No. 53, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent the Round 3 slot on Jake Slaughter, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 80
A clean, defensible pick in the 85th pick with a little surplus value in Deontae Lawson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · rank 98
Ja'Kobi Lane in pick No. 99 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Kaleb Proctor · DL · rank 135
Kaleb Proctor at slot 121 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 156
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drew Allar this early at pick 135. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Louis Moore · S · rank 166
No edge and no loss on Louis Moore in the 161st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Noah Whittington · RB · rank 227
The board had cheaper options than Noah Whittington at pick No. 216, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Harrison Wallace III · WR · rank 211
Value with a capital V on Harrison Wallace III in No. 224, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · TJ Hall · CB · rank 222
The board had TJ Hall higher than the Round 7 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Zavion Thomas · WR · rank 225
Zavion Thomas in slot 237 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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