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Pittsburgh Steelers

Larceny in slot 85 lands the Steelers a B-, McNeil-Warren and all.

by Hutchens84 · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 6 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Emmanuel McNeil-Warren got past him. The Steelers do not have to explain a thing at pick 85. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will need Nussmeier to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Caleb Lomu · OT · rank 28
In the 21st pick they get protection for the quarterback. Need was not the driver here.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Garrett Nussmeier · QB · rank 79
They talked themselves into Garrett Nussmeier at the 53rd overall pick, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Deion Burks · WR · rank 89
They liked Deion Burks enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 76. The roster fit checks out.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 85 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
Jacob Rodriguez in slot 99 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 113
Davison Igbinosun is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Jack Endries · TE · rank 121
They read the board right and Jack Endries was the payoff at pick 135. It fills a real need, too.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Demond Claiborne · RB · rank 161
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Demond Claiborne. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 193
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Cole Payton in the 216th pick, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Isaiah Jatta · OT · rank 238
A conviction pick on Isaiah Jatta at the 224th overall pick that the board grades a round light. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 248
Bryce Foster at slot 230 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Zavion Thomas · WR · rank 219
The board fumbled Zavion Thomas all the way to No. 237, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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