Lamtc4'S MOCK DRAFT
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Lamtc4'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2026

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  • Lamtc4 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PIT)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PHI)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PHI)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PHI)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LAC)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dion Dawkins
OT
Head Shot
Christian Kirk
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyle Dugger
S
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Steelers let Hunter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Lee Hunter, the Round 3 slot, roughly 37 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick54 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in No. 54 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Lee Hunter in pick No. 85, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A tidy bit of business in the 86th pick, where Jacob Rodriguez graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick99 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
They barely believed it either: Daylen Everette still on the board at slot 99. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Taking Cole Payton in the 216th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyren Montgomery
Value with a capital V on Tyren Montgomery in pick 224, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick230 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen slid further than he should have, and the 230th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
A straight-up fair deal on Jaydn Ott at pick 237, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.