ltcouch'S MOCK DRAFT
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ltcouch'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 2, 2026

Lemon draft

  • ltcouch DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
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
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PHI)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Draft Picks Traded
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PHI)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PHI)
Dasan McCullough
S-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Steelers for Haulcy: B.

The board owed the Steelers one, and it paid up: A.J. Haulcy, the No. 55 name on the board, sitting there at pick 76 like a gift left on the doorstep. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
Makai Lemon in No. 21 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
The board had Emmanuel Pregnon higher than pick 53, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick76 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A safety of that caliber at the 76th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Nice patience on Lee Hunter, who had no business lasting to pick No. 85. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick99 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A tidy little value on Jacob Rodriguez in Round 3, Pick 35, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trinidad Chambliss in slot 121. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Bryce Lance for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
By-the-book stuff, Drew Allar at the 135th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 PJ Williams
PJ Williams in slot 224 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick237 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
Tony Grimes at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.