kmp90'S MOCK DRAFT
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kmp90'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2026

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  • kmp90 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers won the night they stopped Golday from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Steelers spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jake Golday, the No. 64 name on the board, in the Round 3 slot.

The Crownover reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It is not that Crownover is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick 21 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick53 Rnd2 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at the Round 2 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A quiet steal in No. 76: Zachariah Branch for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick85 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes is a better player than Round 3, Pick 21 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Taking Jake Golday in slot 99 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick121 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A surprising call. With quarterback, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 121 on Dametrious Crownover, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick135 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Harold Perkins Jr. at the 135th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Joe Royer
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Joe Royer in the 161st pick, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Kaden Wetjen
The board had cheaper options than Kaden Wetjen at the 216th pick, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A reach for Robert Spears-Jennings in slot 224; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
They took Jaren Kanak at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick237 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Nothing to complain about; Zavion Thomas went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.