Drakotico853'S MOCK DRAFT
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Drakotico853'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

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  • Drakotico853 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Orange from sliding. Grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Domonique Orange had no business being available in slot 121, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Bell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Hecht pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher and running back still on the board.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In pick No. 21 they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Markel Bell
Markel Bell in slot 53 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick76 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Sam Hecht adds an offensive lineman and leaves edge rusher and running back untouched.
Pick85 Rnd3 Carson Beck
Carson Beck in pick 85 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Bishop Fitzgerald
The board had cheaper options than Bishop Fitzgerald at No. 99, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick121 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
Steal is underselling it; Domonique Orange at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eli Raridon at the 135th pick is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Cade Klubnik
Circle this one: Cade Klubnik at Round 5, Pick 21 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick213 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
No drama and no debate, Thaddeus Dixon went about where he belonged in the 213th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
They took Jimmy Rolder at par in the 214th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 TJ Hall
They did well to land TJ Hall in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
Jalen Huskey slid further than he should have, and slot 237 is lovely value for the safety. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.