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Pittsburgh Steelers

Grand theft in the 161st overall pick: the Steelers steal McNeil-Warren and grade out a B.

by Jdj029 · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 11 steals · 1 reaches
Value A
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Call it larceny. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren sat on the board until slot 161, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Thomas reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
In slot 21 they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 27
You do not let a safety like Dillon Thieneman reach pick No. 53 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Jermod McCoy · CB · rank 16
They barely believed it either: Jermod McCoy still on the board at the 76th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Gennings Dunker · OG · rank 52
Gennings Dunker at No. 85 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 39
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Anthony Hill Jr. in pick 99, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Avieon Terrell · CB · rank 15
Avieon Terrell at the 121st overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Peter Woods · DT · rank 30
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 40
Taking Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in Round 5, Pick 21 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 182
Steal is underselling it; Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick No. 216 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Zavion Thomas · WR · rank 234
Zavion Thomas at the 224th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 201
Somehow Cole Payton was still sitting there in slot 230, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 192
They robbed the room for Jeff Caldwell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
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