Ziti13'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ziti13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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  • Ziti13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (PIT)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Scott fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Keionte Scott, the Round 3 slot, roughly 27 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The cost of the Mateer reach is exactly the players who went right after him. With interior defensive lineman and edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 21 they get a matchup problem out wide at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 John Mateer
John Mateer in pick 53 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
Austin Siereveld in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick85 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in slot 85 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
You do not let a cornerback like Keionte Scott reach Round 3, Pick 35 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
A reach for Jadarian Price in the 121st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick135 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. Keylan Rutledge in pick No. 135 leaves interior defensive lineman and edge rusher for later.
Pick159 Rnd5 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at the 159th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick214 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
A quiet steal in pick No. 214: Sawyer Robertson for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles in the 215th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Dane Key
Dane Key at No. 224 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Bryce Foster at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.