Steeler Born'S MOCK DRAFT
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Steeler Born'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Cole Payton at the Round 3 slot is 117 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Lance value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 21 they get a blindside protector. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at No. 53 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
A slide stopped in the 76th pick, with Antonio Williams worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cole Payton
They talked themselves into Cole Payton at the 85th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick No. 99 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at slot 121 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick135 Rnd4 Will Lee III
They read the board right and Will Lee III was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 35. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
Marlin Klein at pick No. 161 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kendrick Law
The board fumbled Kendrick Law all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss slipping to pick 224 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen at the 230th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 TJ Hall
TJ Hall at slot 237 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The roster fit checks out.