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Dadoo'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

After McCarthy 2

  • Dadoo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (PIT)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PIT)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Steelers: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Steelers shredded theirs for Patrick Payton. He came off 43 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Golday pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through linebacker. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Bell
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a true top target at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Isaiah World
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Isaiah World. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
The board had Keionte Scott higher than the Round 3 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick85 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
A quiet steal in slot 85: Lee Hunter for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Somehow Jake Golday was still sitting there in No. 99, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore slipping to pick No. 121 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss is a better player than Round 4, Pick 25 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in CJ Daniels. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick159 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at the 159th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney at No. 213 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dijon Johnson
They went early on Dijon Johnson in the 214th pick, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jack Velling
Jack Velling at pick 224 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 Rueben Owens II
The board had cheaper options than Rueben Owens II at slot 237, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.