RKay92'S MOCK DRAFT
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RKay92'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

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  • RKay92 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Patrick Queen
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Steelers this weekend: C-.

The Kalil Alexander pick is the one that will follow the Steelers into the fall. They took him 58 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. On value alone, Muhammad makes the weekend a net positive. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with safety, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 21 they get a blindside protector at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid a round early for Jacob Rodriguez in pick 44, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick85 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ted Hurst. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
No edge and no loss on Jalon Kilgore in Round 3, Pick 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Malik Muhammad in the 121st pick, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick135 Rnd4 Isaiah World
A surprising call. With safety, running back and other spots still to address, they spent slot 135 on Isaiah World, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick161 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at the 161st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nick Barrett well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
They took Kaden Wetjen at par in Round 7, Pick 8, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kalil Alexander. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick237 Rnd7 TJ Hall
A slide stopped in No. 237, with TJ Hall worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.