Desean'S MOCK DRAFT
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Desean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

Mock Draft 3.0

  • Desean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CHI)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (CHI)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Steelers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Beau Stephens at No. 99, a reach of 45 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Reese.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Value said wait; Zachariah Branch in Round 2, Pick 21 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malik Muhammad. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They read the board right and Domonique Orange was the payoff at the 85th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in pick No. 99 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick121 Rnd4 Drew Allar
This one needs a full-page explanation: Drew Allar in pick 121, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
They jumped the gun on Kyle Louis, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick159 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
A wild overpay on Pat Coogan in the 159th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick213 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the Round 6 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.