aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2026

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  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Wesley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Wesley Williams
DE-EDGE Duke
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Steelers started one anyway for Wesley Williams, 76 picks ahead of schedule.

McNeil-Warren falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Steelers indulged a want in Brailsford while a need in cornerback, running back and other spots stayed open.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Circle this one: Dillon Thieneman at slot 53 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick76 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Steal is underselling it; Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 76 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Malachi Fields at pick No. 85 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 99 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They robbed the room for Darrell Jackson Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 135 on Parker Brailsford with cornerback, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at Round 5, Pick 21 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Wright at slot 216 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jack Pyburn
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jack Pyburn this early at No. 224. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kalil Alexander in the 230th overall pick, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Wesley Williams
Wesley Williams in pick 237 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.