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pwimbs79'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 29, 2026

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  • pwimbs79 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers let Scott fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Steelers watched Keionte Scott slide 25 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. If Capehart pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at the Round 1 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick53 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 53 with a little surplus value in A.J. Haulcy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Value with a capital V on Zachariah Branch in the 76th overall pick, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott in Round 3, Pick 21 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
They read the board right and Bryce Lance was the payoff at slot 99. The roster fit checks out.
Pick121 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A conviction pick on DeMonte Capehart at the 121st pick that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
A reasonable price with a little left over, Oscar Delp in No. 135. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick 161 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
They paid sticker price for Riley Nowakowski in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
A tidy little value on Kaden Wetjen in Round 7, Pick 8, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
A premium they did not need to pay, Fa'alili Fa'amoe a notch or two before his time. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick237 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Isaiah Nwokobia in pick No. 237. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.