jlwalker43'S MOCK DRAFT
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jlwalker43'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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  • jlwalker43 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Steelers shredded theirs for Carson Beck. He came off 67 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Getting Golday where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They went 9 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In the 21st pick they get a cornerstone up front. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Carson Beck
They reached a country mile for Carson Beck at pick 53, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch slid further than he should have, and No. 76 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 21 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jake Golday in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Taking Chandler Rivers in slot 121 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They paid sticker price for DeMonte Capehart in the 135th pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Good price on Drew Allar in No. 161, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
They took Riley Nowakowski at par in pick 216, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder at the 224th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
Isaiah Nwokobia in pick No. 230 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Robert Henry Jr.
Robert Henry Jr. in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.