The trade table was where it all came apart. The Steelers shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. It is not that Jackson is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.