MajorHeadache'S MOCK DRAFT
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MajorHeadache'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2026

2026.1

  • MajorHeadache DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (PIT)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Dasan McCullough
S-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Noah Fifita Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (DEN)
Noah Fifita
QB Arizona
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Players traded away
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Doug Nester
OL
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Isaiahh Loudermilk
DT
Head Shot
Jack Driscoll
OT
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Jacob Slade
DT
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Skylar Thompson
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
The Steelers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

The Steelers put a flag in the ground for Bryce Boettcher, 53 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sarratt. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

It is not that Freeling is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the 21st pick they get a true top target. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Value with a capital V on Olaivavega Ioane in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick62 Rnd2 Domonique Orange
They paid up for Domonique Orange at slot 62 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Taking Elijah Sarratt in the 76th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at Round 3, Pick 35 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick107 Rnd4 Bryce Boettcher
Value said wait; Bryce Boettcher in pick 107 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went offensive lineman with Monroe Freeling while clear needs at edge rusher, cornerback and other spots sat open.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in pick No. 121 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick159 Rnd5 Taylen Green
By-the-book stuff, Taylen Green at the 159th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Will Kacmarek well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
No drama and no debate, Dasan McCullough went about where he belonged in No. 237. This was not a hole anyone had circled.