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DjKool 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

Draft 1.0

  • DjKool DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alex Highsmith
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Steelers let Thieneman fall and pounced. Final grade: C.

The Steelers lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

Getting Thieneman where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Fa'amoe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

If Carnell Tate and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
Value with a capital V on Carnell Tate in the Round 1 slot, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick53 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Steal is underselling it; Dillon Thieneman at Round 2, Pick 21 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They barely believed it either: Jake Golday still on the board at pick No. 76. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dontay Corleone at the 85th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Max Klare
Max Klare at No. 87 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick90 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
No edge and no loss on Ja'Kobi Lane in slot 90; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick99 Rnd3 Julian Neal
Julian Neal in No. 99 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 121st overall pick, where Mike Washington Jr. graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick135 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They read the board right and Davison Igbinosun was the payoff at pick 135. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
They took Jeremiah Wright at par in pick No. 213, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick214 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A straight-up fair deal on Kaelon Black at slot 214, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Raylen Wilson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick237 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in Round 7, Pick 21 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.