steeler draft1'S MOCK DRAFT
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steeler draft1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 24, 2026

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  • steeler draft1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    49ers
Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (SF)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Draft Grade — 49ers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The 49ers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Keylan Rutledge selection is the head-turner. The 49ers reached 30 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In pick 27 they get a building block for the line, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at slot 58 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick92 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
A wild overpay on Keylan Rutledge in the 92nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
A slide stopped in pick No. 127, with Tacario Davis worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas at Round 4, Pick 33 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd4 Malik Benson
They paid sticker price for Malik Benson in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.