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Fly Eagles Fly'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2026

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5 Rd Final April 20. 2026

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Carson Beck at the 99th pick will need to, sitting 22 spots clear of his grade. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

It is not that Shelton is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 21 they get a blindside protector. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Chris Bell
Chris Bell is a better player than slot 53 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
They took Deontae Lawson at par in Round 3, Pick 12, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Drew Shelton
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Drew Shelton adds an offensive lineman and leaves interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots untouched.
Pick99 Rnd3 Carson Beck
They reached a country mile for Carson Beck at the 99th pick, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
Genesis Smith at the 121st overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
A straight-up fair deal on Hezekiah Masses at No. 135, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.