Steeves was ranked by a number of the prominent scouting services in his draft year (2018) but went undrafted from 2018-2020:
- 2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #148 by ISS Hockey
- 2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #113 by FCHockey
- 2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #118 by McKeen’s Hockey
- 2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #86 by NHL Central Scouting
As a college junior in 2020-21, Steeves’ 32 points in 29 games ranked fourth in points-per-game in Big 10 scoring (1.10) behind three Wisconsin Badgers forwards: Cole Caufield (sophomore, Montreal’s 15th overall pick in 2019), Linus Weissbach (senior, Buffalo’s 192nd overall pick in 2017), and Dylan Holloway (sophomore, Edmonton’s 14th overall pick in 2020).