aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Wesley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Wesley Williams
DE-EDGE Duke
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tre' Harris
WR
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Wesley Williams at No. 237, roughly 75 spots before his name belonged. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Getting Haulcy where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Spending an early pick on offensive lineman with tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a cornerstone up front. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 53 on Emmanuel Pregnon with tight end unsolved.
Pick76 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Somehow A.J. Haulcy was still sitting there in No. 76, and they pounced on premier safety value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Taking Zachariah Branch in slot 85 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
They barely believed it either: Dontay Corleone still on the board at the 86th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 99 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
A reach on Harold Perkins Jr. in the 121st pick; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Parker Brailsford at offensive lineman with tight end open.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A tidy little value on Drew Allar in pick No. 161, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
The board had cheaper options than Robert Spears-Jennings at the 216th overall pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They went early on Xavier Nwankpa in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
They read the board right and Thaddeus Dixon was the payoff at pick 230. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Wesley Williams
Wesley Williams at slot 237 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.