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Lamtc4'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 17, 2026

Steelers/Reese

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (PIT)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PHI)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PHI)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PHI)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PHI)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
Taaffe should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Michael Taaffe slide, and the Steelers were the ones holding the card at Round 4, Pick 21. Highway robbery. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The cost of the Kelly reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 21st pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick54 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at pick No. 54 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
No edge and no loss on Ted Hurst in pick 85; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick99 Rnd3 Sam Hecht
A tidy little value on Sam Hecht in slot 99, a step better than break-even. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick121 Rnd4 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in No. 121 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at Round 5, Pick 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in the 211th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jack Kelly this early at the Round 7 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kendrick Law
Circle this one: Kendrick Law at the 230th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.