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Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on McNeil-Warren: B.

by IrishZorro · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A-
Future B

You could see the war room lean forward. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the Round 3 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Reaching for Cooper Jr. left real value on the table behind him.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. On the needs board they went 8 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.15 · Pick 47 · Omar Cooper Jr. · WR · rank 55
A premium they did not need to pay, Omar Cooper Jr. a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Gennings Dunker · OT · rank 50
Nothing to complain about; Gennings Dunker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
Steal is underselling it; Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick 76 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 74
Jacob Rodriguez in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Skyler Bell · WR · rank 83
No drama and no debate, Skyler Bell went about where he belonged in No. 85. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Sam Roush · TE · rank 89
A slide stopped in the 99th overall pick, with Sam Roush worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Julian Neal · CB · rank 110
A clean, defensible pick in the 113th pick with a little surplus value in Julian Neal. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 116
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mike Washington Jr. in pick No. 121. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 131
Fair-plus on DeMonte Capehart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 152
Drew Allar is a better player than No. 161 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Kaden Wetjen · WR · rank 214
Kaden Wetjen in the 216th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 211
They read the board right and Thaddeus Dixon was the payoff at pick 224. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Aiden Fisher · LB · rank 219
Aiden Fisher in slot 230 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 239
By-the-book stuff, Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 237 squarely in line with his ranking. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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