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meh meh'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2026

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Brandon Cleveland Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Brandon Cleveland
DT NC State
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Rivers should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B.

The Steelers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Chandler Rivers, the No. 101 name on the board, in the 135th overall pick. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In No. 21 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A tidy bit of business in the 53rd pick, where Emmanuel Pregnon graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Christen Miller
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christen Miller in pick 76. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick85 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
A straight-up fair deal on Skyler Bell at Round 3, Pick 21, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Dontay Corleone in slot 99, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
You do not let a wide receiver like De'Zhaun Stribling reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at the 135th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings slid further than he should have, and pick No. 161 is lovely value for the cornerback. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cole Payton
The board had Cole Payton higher than the 216th overall pick, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Dallen Bentley
Dallen Bentley at pick No. 224 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Brandon Cleveland
No drama and no debate, Brandon Cleveland went about where he belonged in slot 230. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tyren Montgomery
They read the board right and Tyren Montgomery was the payoff at the Round 7 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.