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bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 3, 2025

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PIT)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (PIT)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers found their guy under center in Maiava: B-.

Start where it matters. The Steelers took Jayden Maiava to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They are betting Maiava proves the room right and everyone else wrong. On value alone, Green makes the weekend a net positive.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jayden Maiava
In No. 14 they get their guy under center for the next decade, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Trevor Goosby
Trevor Goosby at Round 2, Pick 13 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick78 Rnd3 Eric Singleton Jr.
Eric Singleton Jr. at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The roster fit checks out.
Pick80 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A slide stopped in pick No. 80, with Deontae Lawson worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley is a better player than pick 99 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick113 Rnd4 Justice Haynes
Justice Haynes at the 113th overall pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick133 Rnd4 Carson Beck
They barely believed it either: Carson Beck still on the board at the 133rd pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
Jyaire Hill at slot 154 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick213 Rnd6 Tree Babalade
Good price on Tree Babalade in No. 213, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
They took Jaren Kanak at par in pick 214, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd7 Taylen Green
Taking Taylen Green in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 James Smith
They jumped the gun on James Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.