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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 31, 2026

Steelers STEALIN'!!!

  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Damonic Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Damonic Williams
DL Oklahoma
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureD
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Steelers a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Damonic Williams at the Round 7 slot. The Steelers jumped the board by 120 and dared it to prove them wrong. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They banked enough surplus on Scott to cover a lot of smaller sins. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They will answer for taking offensive lineman early while linebacker and tight end went begging. They will regret leaving linebacker for another day if the season turns on it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the 25th pick they get a long-term starter on the line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A curious use of pick No. 49. Linebacker and tight end needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Emmanuel Pregnon did not.
Pick53 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A tidy little value on A.J. Haulcy in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
A straight-up fair deal on Domonique Orange at the 76th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Taking Zachariah Branch in Round 3, Pick 21 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at slot 89 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They barely believed it either: Keionte Scott still on the board at No. 99. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick121 Rnd4 Deion Burks
They robbed the room for Deion Burks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Parker Brailsford adds an offensive lineman and leaves linebacker and tight end untouched.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at Round 4, Pick 35 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick161 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick No. 161 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
Toriano Pride Jr. slid further than he should have, and pick 216 is lovely value for the cornerback. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
Value said wait; Nick Barrett in the 224th pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick230 Rnd7 Damonic Williams
A big swing on Damonic Williams at No. 230, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown in the 237th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.