hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
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hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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Draft 2

  • hinz18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Steelers committed. Garrett Nussmeier is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They will need Nussmeier to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Slaughter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Steelers indulged a want in Slaughter while a need in interior defensive lineman and edge rusher stayed open.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

So much rides on Garrett Nussmeier that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Garrett Nussmeier
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at Round 2, Pick 21 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick76 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in slot 76 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 85 on Jake Slaughter with interior defensive lineman and edge rusher unsolved.
Pick99 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at the 99th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald slipping to No. 121 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 Billy Schrauth
A want over a need in pick No. 135: Billy Schrauth adds an offensive lineman while interior defensive lineman and edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick159 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Fair-plus on Demond Claiborne, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick213 Rnd6 Harrison Wallace III
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Harrison Wallace III in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at the 214th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 224, where Keyshaun Elliott graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at Round 7, Pick 21 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.