AtrixAnthony'S MOCK DRAFT
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AtrixAnthony'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2026

MOCK DRAFT 3.0

  • AtrixAnthony 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: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Wright: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Steelers were there to profit. Dae'Quan Wright, the No. 189 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 216. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

It is not that World is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The cost of the World reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 21 they get a blindside protector. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 53rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Germie Bernard at the 76th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick85 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Treydan Stukes at slot 85 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in pick No. 99 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore slipping to No. 121 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Isaiah World
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Isaiah World in Round 4, Pick 35 leaves safety and edge rusher for later.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the Round 5 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Dae'Quan Wright
Dae'Quan Wright at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
By-the-book stuff, Thaddeus Dixon at pick No. 224 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
A tidy little value on Kaelon Black in pick 230, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick237 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen at the 237th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.