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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2026

Pit STEALS

  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (PIT)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Wesley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Wesley Williams
DE-EDGE Duke
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (PIT)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (CHI)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NO)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureC+
The Steelers kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Wesley Williams at pick 237 is 76 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They banked enough surplus on Muhammad to cover a lot of smaller sins. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In pick No. 25 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A reasonable price with a little left over, A.J. Haulcy in slot 53. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Dontay Corleone slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick85 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A tidy bit of business in the 85th overall pick, where Malachi Fields graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 89th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Harold Perkins Jr. in No. 99, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in slot 121 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick129 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They let Davison Igbinosun come to them and pounced at pick 130. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick131 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They took Parker Brailsford at par in the 131st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick132 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
They paid up for CJ Daniels at Round 4, Pick 32 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Circle this one: Oscar Delp at pick No. 151 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They jumped the gun on Zane Durant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 George Gumbs Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, George Gumbs Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyler Onyedim
A wild overpay on Tyler Onyedim in slot 224, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They talked themselves into Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 227, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick237 Rnd7 Wesley Williams
Wesley Williams in Round 7, Pick 21 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Barion Brown
They paid a round early for Barion Brown in the Round 7 slot, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the 239th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.