Metaloligist1'S MOCK DRAFT
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Metaloligist1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 1, 2026

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  • Metaloligist1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Royer. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Joe Royer had no business being available in pick 99, and the Steelers did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In pick No. 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line. More want than need.
Pick52 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier slipping to the 52nd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They took Malachi Fields at par in No. 78, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ian Strong
Ian Strong in pick 84 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Joe Royer
Circle this one: Joe Royer at Round 3, Pick 35 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.