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Pittsburgh Steelers

More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

by ChefPack34 · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades C+
Future B-

The Steelers bet big and early on Dominic Zvada, 182 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Getting Hurst where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while running back and tight end went begging.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 19
In the 21st pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Antonio Williams · WR · rank 68
No edge and no loss on Antonio Williams in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Garrett Nussmeier · QB · rank 81
A straight-up fair deal on Garrett Nussmeier at pick No. 76, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Dani Dennis-Sutton · DE-EDGE · rank 85
Dani Dennis-Sutton in Round 3, Pick 21 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Markel Bell · OT · rank 115
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Markel Bell adds an offensive lineman and leaves running back and tight end untouched.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Devin Moore · CB · rank 95
Devin Moore at No. 121 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Dominic Zvada · PK · rank 307
They bypassed pressing needs at running back and tight end to take Dominic Zvada, a specialist that was not the priority.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 88
Ted Hurst at pick No. 135 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Bishop Fitzgerald · S · rank 125
Somehow Bishop Fitzgerald was still sitting there in slot 161, and they pounced on premier safety value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Eric Gentry · LB · rank 354
Value said wait; Eric Gentry in the 216th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Patrick Payton · DE-EDGE · rank 256
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Patrick Payton. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Cameron Ball · DT · rank 199
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Cameron Ball reach No. 230 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Dalton Johnson · S · rank 210
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Dalton Johnson in pick 237, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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