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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers robbed the room for Louis. Final grade: B+.

by Jdj029 · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Steelers were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

The Louis steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Spears-Jennings reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Arvell Reese · LB · rank 7
A tidy bit of business in slot 21, where Arvell Reese graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 58
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 84
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zakee Wheatley at No. 92. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 96
Treydan Stukes at Round 3, Pick 35 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Brenen Thompson · WR · rank 94
The board had Brenen Thompson higher than pick No. 108, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Kyle Louis · LB · rank 85
Steal is underselling it; Kyle Louis at the 112th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Julian Neal · CB · rank 118
Good price on Julian Neal in pick 121, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.12 · Pick 152 · Kage Casey · OT · rank 159
No drama and no debate, Kage Casey went about where he belonged in pick No. 152. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 160
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nate Boerkircher. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 171
A tidy little value on Aamil Wagner in the 177th pick, a step better than break-even. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Keyshaun Elliott · LB · rank 214
Keyshaun Elliott in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 254
Robert Spears-Jennings in slot 237 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.