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sdfg'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 31, 2025

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  • sdfg DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (PIT)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (CIN)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (BUF)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (GB)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Kelby Collins Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kelby Collins
DE Alabama
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (GB)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Malik Willis
QB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers let Klare fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The Steelers ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

Landing Klare that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Malik Willis deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. A real need, handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Ja'Kobi Lane
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Kobi Lane at pick 41, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Value with a capital V on A.J. Haulcy in the 78th overall pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick88 Rnd3 Max Klare
Max Klare at pick No. 88 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Good price on D'Angelo Ponds in slot 110, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They read the board right and Kage Casey was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 20. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.