SAMMY 123'S MOCK DRAFT
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SAMMY 123'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

2026-51

  • SAMMY 123 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (TEN)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TEN)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (TEN)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (TEN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Patrick Queen
LB
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Steelers lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

The Steelers put a flag in the ground for Cole Payton, 102 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

The Ponds pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 4th pick they get a ballhawk on the back end. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at pick No. 76 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bryce Lance in pick 121. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cole Payton
They talked themselves into Cole Payton at slot 135, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick159 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 21 with a little surplus value in Keagen Trost. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick213 Rnd6 Diego Pavia
A wild overpay on Diego Pavia in No. 213, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Daevin Hobbs
They reached into another round for Daevin Hobbs, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Keyshaun Elliott at pick No. 224 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
Value said wait; Marvin Jones Jr. in Round 7, Pick 21 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.