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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PHI)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PHI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Johnny Wilson
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedC TradesB+ FutureB-
Mendoza is the Steelers' new face under center. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Colton Hood slides to pick 224, you do not overthink it, and the Steelers did not. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly. They went 1 of 1 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at Round 1, Pick 23 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 53 is the definition of value, full stop. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick76 Rnd3 David Bailey
They will replay David Bailey at pick 76 for years; that is how good the value is. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick85 Rnd3 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano in the 85th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick98 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick99 Rnd3 Carnell Tate
You do not let a wide receiver like Carnell Tate reach the 99th pick and blink. They did not. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kenyon Sadiq
Circle this one: Kenyon Sadiq at slot 121 is a fall that decides a draft. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kayden McDonald
They barely believed it either: Kayden McDonald still on the board at Round 4, Pick 35. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jordyn Tyson
The board fumbled Jordyn Tyson all the way to pick No. 161, and they scooped it up. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick216 Rnd6 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis at No. 216 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Colton Hood
Colton Hood in pick 224 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick230 Rnd7 Brandon Cisse
Steal is underselling it; Brandon Cisse at Round 7, Pick 14 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
They robbed the room for Akheem Mesidor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.