Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 16, 2025

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  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jahiem White Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jahiem White
RB West Virginia
Evan Tengesdahl Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Evan Tengesdahl
OG Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (CLE)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CLE)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CLE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CLE)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (CLE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueF NeedA- TradesA FutureB-
The Steelers answered their biggest question with Arnold. Grade: C.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jackson Arnold at pick 4 is 200 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A mixed bag that lands at C.

Mendoza at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Everything downstream of Jackson Arnold depends on Jackson Arnold, and the building knows it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

If Jackson Arnold and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jackson Arnold
In the 4th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jeremiyah Love
A running back of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick84 Rnd3 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers at slot 84 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick119 Rnd4 CJ Allen
They barely believed it either: CJ Allen still on the board at the 119th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
They paid sticker price for Jude Bowry in No. 133, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick160 Rnd5 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in Round 5, Pick 20 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jahiem White
A wild overpay on Jahiem White in Round 6, Pick 19, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick213 Rnd6 Evan Tengesdahl
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Evan Tengesdahl. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.