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SteelersDraft'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 15, 2026

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Draft Selections
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
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
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Carver Willis Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Carver Willis
OT Washington
Draft Picks Received
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alec Anderson
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
The Steelers let Haulcy fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: A.J. Haulcy, the Round 3 slot, roughly 35 picks past where he belonged.

They are betting Willis proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The World pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker and running back.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Omar Cooper Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 26 they get a home-run threat at receiver, even if it was a touch early.
Pick53 Rnd2 Chase Bisontis
They paid sticker price for Chase Bisontis in No. 53, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Value with a capital V on Christen Miller in pick 76, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Circle this one: A.J. Haulcy at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They will replay Jake Golday at the 91st overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes in pick No. 99 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick121 Rnd4 Julian Neal
Julian Neal in slot 121 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick135 Rnd4 Isaiah World
A curious use of the 135th pick. Linebacker and running back needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Isaiah World did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A clean, defensible pick in No. 161 with a little surplus value in Drew Allar. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Somehow Jeff Caldwell was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 35, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dallen Bentley
Nice patience on Dallen Bentley, who had no business lasting to the 220th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
They barely believed it either: Eric McAlister still on the board at the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Thaddeus Dixon. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Carver Willis
Carver Willis in pick No. 237 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.