B+
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers robbed the room for Louis. Final grade: B+.
by Jdj029 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
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
A tidy bit of business in slot 21, where Arvell Reese graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zakee Wheatley at No. 92. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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.
The board had Brenen Thompson higher than pick No. 108, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
