STEELERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Orange: B-.

by AtrixAnthony · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Domonique Orange, the 99th overall pick, roughly 26 picks past where he belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with edge rusher and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If Daniels pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 19
In No. 21 they get a building block for the line. Need was not the driver here.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 40
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is a better player than the 53rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 72
Treydan Stukes in pick 76 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Kyle Louis · LB · rank 88
A straight-up fair deal on Kyle Louis at pick No. 85, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 73
Somehow Domonique Orange was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 35, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Trey Zuhn III · C · rank 127
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Trey Zuhn III in the Round 4 slot leaves edge rusher and tight end for later.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · CJ Daniels · WR · rank 145
A reach on CJ Daniels in slot 135; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 158
Nothing to complain about; Drew Allar went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Kendrick Law · WR · rank 197
Kendrick Law at Round 6, Pick 35 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 227
Kaelon Black in pick No. 224 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 229
No edge and no loss on Thaddeus Dixon in slot 230; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Kaden Wetjen · WR · rank 234
Fair-plus on Kaden Wetjen, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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