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Dave'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 15, 2026

Apr 15 Draft

  • Dave DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (PIT)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (SEA)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Malik Harrison
LB
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Patrick Queen
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureC
The Steelers lost the trade table, and the C tells the story.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Dominic Zvada, 71 picks early at pick 237. A mixed bag that lands at C.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Corleone value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a red-zone target to build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Sonny Styles in Round 1, Pick 32, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 53rd overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick92 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Somehow Dontay Corleone was still sitting there in the 92nd pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Daylen Everette at No. 99. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
A quiet steal in pick 121: Genesis Smith for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in pick No. 135 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 12, where Eli Raridon graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick161 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
By-the-book stuff, Beau Stephens at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick179 Rnd5 Kendrick Law
They liked Kendrick Law enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 179. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
Toriano Pride Jr. in the 216th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen at slot 224 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
Fair-plus on Kaelon Black, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dominic Zvada this early at the 237th overall pick. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.