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RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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Draft Selections
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeMario Douglas
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers turned the phones into found money: B.

The Steelers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 121 on Taylen Green a full 65 spots early. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. That Scott pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They liked Emmanuel McNeil-Warren enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 1, Pick 31. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Malachi Fields
They left a pile of value on the table to take Malachi Fields this early at the Round 2 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick63 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
They did well to land Lee Hunter in slot 63, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A quiet steal in No. 76: Keionte Scott for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
The board had cheaper options than Jacob Rodriguez at pick 85, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
They talked themselves into Keylan Rutledge at pick No. 99, and the board did not agree. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick121 Rnd4 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick No. 121 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick135 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ted Hurst well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost in the 159th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Josh Moten
Josh Moten at pick 213 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
They took Thaddeus Dixon at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Isaiah Jatta. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They paid a round early for Bryce Foster in Round 7, Pick 21, more than the board wanted. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.