Ryker'S MOCK DRAFT
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Ryker'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 9, 2025

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  • Ryker DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (PIT)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NYG)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NYG)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC NeedA TradesB FutureD
The Steelers found their guy under center in Mendoza: C+.

Start where it matters. The Steelers took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Every board in the league had Mendoza lower, and that gap is the story.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick79 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Omar Cooper Jr. at the 79th overall pick, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick84 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
A tidy little value on Xavier Chaplin in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick99 Rnd3 Adon Shuler
Adon Shuler in pick 99 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.