Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2026

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  • Jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (PIT)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (PIT)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (MIA)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B.

Some picks age like wine; Aamil Wagner at No. 135 will need to, sitting 36 spots clear of his grade. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Landing Kilgore that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while running back went begging.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Makai Lemon at the 21st overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Taking Dillon Thieneman in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They read the board right and Jake Golday was the payoff at the 76th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick92 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They let Domonique Orange come to them and pounced at pick No. 92. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd3 Brenen Thompson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 99 with a little surplus value in Brenen Thompson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at Round 4, Pick 21 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at Round 4, Pick 30 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick135 Rnd4 Aamil Wagner
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Aamil Wagner in the Round 4 slot leaves running back for later.
Pick161 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A straight-up fair deal on Nate Boerkircher at the 161st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in pick 180 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick216 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Sawyer Robertson in slot 216. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Nice patience on Keyshaun Elliott, who had no business lasting to the 230th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They jumped the gun on Robert Spears-Jennings, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.