Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
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Truckley45'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 19, 2025

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  • Truckley45 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (PIT)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (PIT)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (PIT)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Nussmeier, and a B-, for the Steelers.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Garrett Nussmeier is the Steelers' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Mateer value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Easter has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Garrett Nussmeier
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt in No. 52 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cayden Green
They jumped the gun on Cayden Green, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick83 Rnd3 John Mateer
John Mateer at pick 83 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A quiet steal in pick No. 121: D'Angelo Ponds for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at slot 133 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at the 160th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
Drayk Bowen at No. 212 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Tree Babalade
Tree Babalade at pick 213 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick218 Rnd7 Shamar Easter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Shamar Easter well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick235 Rnd7 James Smith
The board had cheaper options than James Smith at pick No. 235, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.