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reottnick'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 31, 2026

2026 Draft fav

  • reottnick DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 99th pick lands the Steelers a B-, Branch and all.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Zachariah Branch, the No. 61 name on the board, stolen at Round 3, Pick 35. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Green reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with interior defensive lineman and edge rusher open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 21 they get a true top target at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They let Emmanuel Pregnon come to them and pounced at pick 53. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They robbed the room for Emmanuel McNeil-Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 85, where Jacob Rodriguez graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Zachariah Branch in slot 99, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They barely believed it either: Jalon Kilgore still on the board at the 121st overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
Of all the spots to shop, they chose offensive lineman. J.C. Davis in the 135th pick leaves interior defensive lineman and edge rusher for later.
Pick161 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They reached into another round for Taylen Green, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kendrick Law
Kendrick Law at pick 216 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Robert Henry Jr.
They liked Robert Henry Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 224. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman in pick No. 230 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
The board had cheaper options than Trey Zuhn III at the 237th pick, and it noticed. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.