B
Pittsburgh Steelers
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Steelers a B.
by Lamtc4 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Steelers spent the 161st pick on Logan Fano, a name the board had a full 96 spots lower. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
McNeil-Warren at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick-by-Pick
Value with a capital V on Jermod McCoy in the 25th overall pick, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Germie Bernard at pick No. 76 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Circle this one: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 85 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Skyler Bell at the 91st pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They jumped the gun on Keylan Rutledge, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Drew Allar in slot 121 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They let Jack Endries come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
DeMonte Capehart in the 135th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Isaiah World at No. 145 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
They reached a country mile for Logan Fano at slot 161, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nate Boerkircher in the 168th pick. It fills a real need, too.
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Wright in pick 216, and that is fine. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Tyren Montgomery in Round 7, Pick 4 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
A tidy little value on Jimmy Rolder in pick No. 224, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
John Michael Gyllenborg at Round 7, Pick 21 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.