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Pittsburgh Steelers

A weekend the Steelers spent fighting the board, and losing. F.

by black and yellow · 2026 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 5 steals · 8 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future F

Some picks age like wine; Cole Payton at No. 76 will need to, sitting 117 spots clear of his grade.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. On value alone, Hill Jr. makes the weekend a net positive.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left cornerback open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Jeremiyah Love · RB · rank 2
In slot 5 they get an every-down engine for the run game at fair value.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Caleb Tiernan · OT · rank 54
They paid up for Caleb Tiernan at the 39th pick when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
They read the board right and Anthony Hill Jr. was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 21. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 193
Value said wait; Cole Payton in pick 76 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
Value with a capital V on Jacob Rodriguez in No. 86, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Kaleb Proctor · DL · rank 134
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kaleb Proctor in the 99th overall pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 93
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bryce Lance in slot 107. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 109
Nicholas Singleton is a better player than Round 4, Pick 21 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 172
A real head-scratcher, Nadame Tucker in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.9 · Pick 149 · DJ Campbell · OG · rank 183
A wild overpay on DJ Campbell in pick No. 149, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 156
A clean, defensible pick in the 161st overall pick with a little surplus value in Drew Allar. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.23 · Pick 204 · Eric McAlister · WR · rank 192
Eric McAlister in No. 204 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Hykeem Williams · WR · rank 283
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Hykeem Williams. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Xavier Nwankpa · S · rank 228
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Nwankpa. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Micah Morris · OG · rank 323
They left a pile of value on the table to take Micah Morris this early at pick No. 230. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Adam Randall · RB · rank 276
They talked themselves into Adam Randall at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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