STEELERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Steelers trade for Pierce/2nd rounder for 1st B+

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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

by lamtc4 · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Steelers reached some 57 spots for Riley Nowakowski, and value like that does not grow back. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Taaffe pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.15 · Pick 47 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
Value with a capital V on Emmanuel Pregnon in the 47th overall pick, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
Anthony Hill Jr. in Round 2, Pick 21 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 64
Keionte Scott at pick 76 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 73
They did well to land Domonique Orange in No. 77, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.22 · Pick 86 · Skyler Bell · WR · rank 86
No edge and no loss on Skyler Bell in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Michael Taaffe · S · rank 71
They robbed the room for Michael Taaffe here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 157
Drew Allar at pick 121 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · De'Zhaun Stribling · WR · rank 99
De'Zhaun Stribling in No. 122 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 218
Value said wait; Riley Nowakowski in the 161st overall pick says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Jack Kelly · LB · rank 257
A real head-scratcher, Jack Kelly in the 224th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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