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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

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  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Harold Perkins Jr. at the Round 3 slot. The Steelers jumped the board by 47 and dared it to prove them wrong. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Landing Burks that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Steelers indulged a want in Pregnon while a need in interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots stayed open.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In pick No. 21 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 53 on Emmanuel Pregnon with interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots unsolved.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They paid sticker price for Malachi Fields in Round 3, Pick 12, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at No. 85 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Parker Brailsford
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots to take Parker Brailsford, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick121 Rnd4 Deion Burks
You do not let a wide receiver like Deion Burks reach pick 121 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They reached into another round for Drew Allar, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick161 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Value with a capital V on Charles Demmings in the 161st pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jeremiah Wright in slot 216. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
A tidy bit of business in the 224th overall pick, where Thaddeus Dixon graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick230 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
Good price on Isaiah Nwokobia in the Round 7 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa slipping to No. 237 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.