jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
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jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 25, 2026

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  • jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (TB)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Godwin
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA- FutureB
Rivers should have been long gone. The Steelers pounced, and earned a B+.

Somebody in slot 214 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Steelers sat still while Chandler Rivers, the No. 90 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The Roberts pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher and running back still on the board. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Foster reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
A slide stopped in Round 1, Pick 21, with Francis Mauigoa worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick53 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
They robbed the room for Arvell Reese here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Mansoor Delane
They will replay Mansoor Delane at slot 76 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Somehow Kamari Ramsey was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
A surprising call. With edge rusher and running back still to address, they spent No. 121 on Jaeden Roberts, an offensive lineman they were not short of.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
A clean, defensible pick in the 135th overall pick with a little surplus value in CJ Daniels. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick 159 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
Nice patience on Sawyer Robertson, who had no business lasting to pick No. 213. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers in No. 214 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Oscar Delp
Taking Oscar Delp in pick No. 224 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in pick 237 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.