{"id":175489,"date":"2026-04-25T03:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T03:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/175489\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T03:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T03:48:19","slug":"pittsburgh-steelers-2026-nfl-draft-grades-cb-daylen-everette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/175489\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 NFL Draft grades: CB Daylen Everette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Steelers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Steelers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> added to their defensive backfield by selecting Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette with the 85th overall pick in the NFL Draft. Our staff weighs in with their respective grades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Joey Bray: Everette was always around the ball for the Bulldogs. He was mainly a slot corner and pworked out as one at the Senior Bowl in January. Getting another defensive back with a knack for creating turnovers and pass breakups that mainly plays slot is the exact place the Steelers needed help. The stylistic fit is also great for Patrick Graham, as he gets another playmaker. Grade: B<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ryland Bickley: I like picking a defensive back here. There were still a lot of names I would\u2019ve preferred over Everette. That said, he tested surprisingly well at the Combine and has some intriguing traits as a well-built corner with plus athleticism. I still don\u2019t think his coverage technique looks that natural, but there\u2019s quite a bit of upside and he won\u2019t have to start right away. Grade: B-<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ryan Parish: Everette is a long, high-cut press corner in the mold that the Steelers prefer.\u00a0 Despite being a former 5-star recruit and a 3-year starter at Georgia,\u00a0 I see him as a developmental project as he never fully lived up to his potential. I question his feel for the game, and I don\u2019t see his athletic testing numbers showing up on his tape. Thankfully, there is no rush for him to start and he has some time to learn. Grade: C+<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Alex Hanczar: To be totally honest I\u2019m not sure i\u2019m fully on board with this pick. While Jermod McCoy is coming off an injury, I still believe he\u2019s the far better player at the position. Despite the desire in McCoy, Everette joins a room of strong, talented corners that should help speed his NFL readiness up. Grade: B-<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jarrett Bailey: Getting a fast, athletic defensive back is never a bad thing. That said, I would have preferred to see the Steelers take a swing at Jermod McCoy. That\u2019s a first-round talent guy who slid because of medical red flags. Nothing against Everette, but I would have gone another direction. Grade: C<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Let us know what you think in the comments.\u00a0Be sure to bookmark Behind the Steel Curtain for all the latest news, breakdowns, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pittsburgh Steelers added to their defensive backfield by selecting Georgia cornerback Daylen Everette with the 85th overall&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[20881,67346,78624,20099,17686,14430,1418,47878,73,75,74,1833,78613],"class_list":{"0":"post-175489","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh","8":"tag-alabama-crimson-tide","9":"tag-daylen-everette","10":"tag-everette","11":"tag-georgia-bulldogs","12":"tag-getty-images","13":"tag-icon-sportswire","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-patrick-graham","16":"tag-pittsburgh","17":"tag-pittsburgh-headlines","18":"tag-pittsburgh-news","19":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","20":"tag-sec-championship-game"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}