Beginning May 23, I started taking detailed looks in retrospect of prior Steelers draft classes, inspired by the idea of many that draft classes can’t be fully graded until at least three years have passed. So starting with the class of three years ago, 2018, and working backward, I began fully grading every Steeler pick made, to see which picks ended up good selections, and which ones were misses.
Each of those picks was broken up into six sections, and weighted differently for players taken early, and players taken just before the draft ended and UDFA signings began.