STEELERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Steelers trade back twice B+

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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

by Lamtc4 · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The real work happened on the phones. The Steelers fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

However the rest shakes out, Lane at that price is a win they earned. The Rutledge reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Rutledge pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, running back and other spots.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
Good price on Olaivavega Ioane in the Round 1 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 31
Circle this one: CJ Allen at slot 53 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Dontay Corleone · DT · rank 67
They went early on Dontay Corleone in No. 54, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Michael Taaffe · S · rank 68
Michael Taaffe slid further than he should have, and pick 85 is lovely value for the safety. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 85
Ted Hurst at pick No. 86 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 114
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Keylan Rutledge adds an offensive lineman and leaves edge rusher, running back and other spots untouched.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · rank 98
They barely believed it either: Ja'Kobi Lane still on the board at the 121st overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · J.C. Davis · OT · rank 138
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, running back and other spots to take J.C. Davis, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Luke Altmyer · QB · rank 238
Luke Altmyer at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Brent Austin · CB · rank 229
The board had Brent Austin higher than pick No. 237, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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