STEELERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Pittsburgh Steelers

Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Scott: B-.

by Me · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Somebody in No. 99 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Steelers sat still while Keionte Scott, the No. 61 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Allar reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
In No. 21 they get a building block for the line. More want than need.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · CJ Allen · LB · rank 31
Taking CJ Allen in slot 53 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Zachariah Branch · WR · rank 60
Zachariah Branch at the 76th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.21 · Pick 85 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
The board had Jacob Rodriguez higher than the Round 3 slot, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.35 · Pick 99 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 61
You do not let a cornerback like Keionte Scott reach Round 3, Pick 35 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 156
A big swing on Drew Allar at pick No. 121, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Demond Claiborne · RB · rank 161
Value said wait; Demond Claiborne in pick 135 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.21 · Pick 161 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 186
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jeff Caldwell. The roster fit checks out.
R6.35 · Pick 216 · Fa'alili Fa'amoe · OT · rank 240
They reached into another round for Fa'alili Fa'amoe, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.8 · Pick 224 · Jaren Kanak · TE · rank 221
Jaren Kanak at pick No. 224 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.14 · Pick 230 · Daevin Hobbs · DL · rank 265
They left a pile of value on the table to take Daevin Hobbs this early at the 230th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.21 · Pick 237 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 254
They paid a round early for Robert Spears-Jennings in No. 237, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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