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Ganell'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

Steelers Mock 2026 6

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PIT)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DEN)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kyle Williams
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB
The Steelers checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent the Round 5 slot on Red Murdock, a name most had 26 spots down the list.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is McNeil-Warren. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 31st pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. More want than need.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jadarian Price
They took Jadarian Price at par in pick 53, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick62 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board fumbled Emmanuel McNeil-Warren all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Fair-plus on Malachi Fields, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A tidy little value on Zachariah Branch in the 85th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Darrell Jackson Jr. in Round 3, Pick 35. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick121 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
They reached into another round for Kyle Louis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick135 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick159 Rnd5 Red Murdock
They talked themselves into Red Murdock at the 159th pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
A quiet steal in pick 169: Ted Hurst for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in pick No. 213 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey at the 214th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Nice patience on Miller Moss, who had no business lasting to No. 224. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick237 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at Round 7, Pick 21 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
A straight-up fair deal on Fernando Carmona at pick No. 247, value and slot in agreement. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.