JOHN'S MOCK DRAFT
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JOHN'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

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  • JOHN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers found their guy under center in Mendoza: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jermod McCoy tumbling to the Steelers in pick 224 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with linebacker the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Makai Lemon
Taking Makai Lemon in No. 53 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Mansoor Delane
They robbed the room for Mansoor Delane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq in Round 3, Pick 21 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kayden McDonald
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kayden McDonald reach the 99th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick121 Rnd4 Spencer Fano
They will replay Spencer Fano at the 121st pick for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick135 Rnd4 David Bailey
Somehow David Bailey was still sitting there in pick No. 135, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson in slot 161 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Chase Bisontis
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 216 is the definition of value, full stop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick230 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Michael Taaffe in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at pick No. 237 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.