G MAN'S MOCK DRAFT
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NUMBER 46

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (PIT)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (TEN)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Dumervil Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marcus Dumervil
OT Maryland
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (TEN)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jerome Baker
LB
Head Shot
Tyler Boyd
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Dan Moore Jr.
OT
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Najee Harris
RB
Head Shot
Pat Freiermuth
TE
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureD+
The Steelers left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

You build a draft on nights like this. Josaiah Stewart had no business being available in slot 223, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They have staked the next five years on Shedeur Sanders, which is the only story that really matters here. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

If Higgins pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They reached a country mile for Jayden Higgins at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Somehow Jihaad Campbell was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 19, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Taking Wyatt Milum in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jahdae Barron
Circle this one: Jahdae Barron at No. 140 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Josaiah Stewart
They barely believed it either: Josaiah Stewart still on the board at pick No. 223. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick229 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in the 229th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at the 245th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.