Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 9, 2026

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  • Jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (PIT)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bud Clark
S TCU
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LAC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DAL)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (HOU)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Broderick Jones
OT
Head Shot
Patrick Queen
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers robbed the room for Delp. Final grade: B+.

The Steelers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Oscar Delp, the No. 191 name on the board, in slot 224.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on offensive lineman is the choice that costs them. The cost of the Foster reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 21 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
No drama and no debate, Emmanuel Pregnon went about where he belonged in No. 38. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick55 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse in Round 2, Pick 23 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
A curious use of the 69th overall pick. Quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; an offensive lineman in Gennings Dunker did not.
Pick123 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at pick 123 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 VJ Payne
You do not let a safety like VJ Payne reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister in pick No. 214 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Oscar Delp
They robbed the room for Oscar Delp here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They reached a country mile for Bryce Foster at No. 237, and the board is aghast. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.