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Tacoma90'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 21, 2026

4-21-2026

  • Tacoma90 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Alan Herron Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Alan Herron
OT Maryland
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DEN)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Alan Herron in slot 224, a good 39 spots before the room expected him.

On value alone, Golday makes the weekend a net positive. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 21 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the 53rd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They took Malachi Fields at par in pick No. 76, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at Round 3, Pick 21 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at slot 121 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick135 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in the 135th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
They paid sticker price for Marlin Klein in the 161st overall pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick215 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Alan Herron
Alan Herron at slot 224 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick230 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
No edge and no loss on Thaddeus Dixon in pick 230; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 TJ Hall
TJ Hall at Round 7, Pick 21 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick256 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
No drama and no debate, Bryce Foster went about where he belonged in the 256th pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.