bringindawood'S MOCK DRAFT
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bringindawood'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 6, 2026

A1 draft

  • bringindawood DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on McNeil-Warren: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Round 3, Pick 21, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Allar lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 21 they get a green-dot type in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 53rd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick76 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
They will replay Germie Bernard at pick 76 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick85 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
You do not let a safety like Emmanuel McNeil-Warren reach Round 3, Pick 21 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Darrell Jackson Jr. at No. 99, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick121 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Somehow Malik Muhammad was still sitting there in the 121st overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A wild overpay on Drew Allar in pick No. 135, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick161 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Value with a capital V on Dametrious Crownover in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick216 Rnd6 Zavion Thomas
A reach for Zavion Thomas in pick No. 216; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Riley Nowakowski for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in the 230th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick237 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
No edge and no loss on Eli Heidenreich in the 237th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.