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  • TNoodle DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B weekend for the Steelers.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Michael Taaffe tumbling to the Steelers in the Round 6 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
A tidy bit of business in the Round 1 slot, where Fernando Mendoza graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick53 Rnd2 Carnell Tate
Circle this one: Carnell Tate at the 53rd pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jordyn Tyson
They barely believed it either: Jordyn Tyson still on the board at Round 3, Pick 12. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Spencer Fano
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Spencer Fano in pick 85, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick99 Rnd3 Mansoor Delane
You do not let a cornerback like Mansoor Delane reach slot 99 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
Taking Sonny Styles in pick No. 121 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kayden McDonald
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at No. 135 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick159 Rnd5 Colton Hood
Steal is underselling it; Colton Hood at the 159th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick213 Rnd6 Michael Taaffe
The board fumbled Michael Taaffe all the way to the 213th pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Chase Bisontis
They will replay Chase Bisontis at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen in Round 7, Pick 21 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.