JW121110'S MOCK DRAFT
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JW121110'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 14, 2025

JJ's Draft

  • JW121110 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PIT)
Hollywood Smothers
RB NC State
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (PIT)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (PIT)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Steelers a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Steelers took Bryce Foster at Round 6, Pick 34, roughly 26 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Klubnik falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In pick No. 20 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier at the 51st overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ian Strong
Ian Strong at pick 79 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik in the 84th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley slid further than he should have, and No. 99 is lovely value for the safety. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jack Endries at slot 119. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
They read the board right and Chris Johnson was the payoff at the 133rd pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Hollywood Smothers
Nothing to complain about; Hollywood Smothers went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick213 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
A conviction pick on Drayk Bowen at pick 213 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
A wild overpay on Bryce Foster in slot 214, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney in No. 219 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick235 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
Daevin Hobbs at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.