Steeler Born'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON APR 5, 2026

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Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Steelers.

The Steelers did not so much draft Taylen Green as overpay for him, 89 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The Hurst pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick 21 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick53 Rnd2 Markel Bell
Value said wait; Markel Bell in the 53rd pick says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kyle Louis
A conviction pick on Kyle Louis at pick No. 76 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They jumped the gun on Darrell Jackson Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Taylen Green
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Taylen Green well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
They robbed the room for Ted Hurst here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Will Lee III
A tidy bit of business in No. 135, where Will Lee III graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Vincent Anthony Jr. in pick 161, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kaden Wetjen
No edge and no loss on Kaden Wetjen in pick No. 216; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
They let Riley Nowakowski come to them and pounced at the 224th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
The board had Thaddeus Dixon higher than Round 7, Pick 14, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick237 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher at slot 237 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.