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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers answered their biggest question with Simpson. Grade: B.

by GOATman123 · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The Steelers spent the pick that matters most on Ty Simpson, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

Getting Moss where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Reaching for Reiger left real value on the table behind him.

It is not that Rutledge is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Ty Simpson · QB · rank 15
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Caleb Tiernan · OT · rank 54
Caleb Tiernan in slot 53 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Malachi Fields · WR · rank 73
Malachi Fields at pick No. 76 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Max Klare · TE · rank 78
Max Klare at the 85th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Chandler Rivers · CB · rank 97
Chandler Rivers in Round 3, Pick 35 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Mason Reiger · LB-EDGE · rank 148
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mason Reiger well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 114
A surprising call. With safety and linebacker still to address, they spent the 135th overall pick on Keylan Rutledge, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 155
A tidy little value on Zxavian Harris in pick 161, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Cole Payton · QB · rank 198
The board fumbled Cole Payton all the way to the 216th pick, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Eric McAlister · WR · rank 197
They robbed the room for Eric McAlister here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 220
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Thaddeus Dixon in the 230th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Le'Veon Moss · RB · rank 208
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Le'Veon Moss in No. 237, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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