Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 20, 2026

Manning 27

  • Jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
A'Marion Peterson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
A'Marion Peterson
RB UTSA
Riley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Riley Williams
TE Oregon State
AJ Green Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
AJ Green
DL-EDGE Louisville
Players traded away
Head Shot
Broderick Jones
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers lost the trade table, and the C- tells the story.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Steelers spent pick No. 237 on AJ Green, a name most had 43 spots down the list. Call it a C- and check back in two years.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

On value alone, Castell makes the weekend a net positive.

Hit on Jaden Greathouse and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick159 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
Jaden Greathouse in pick 159 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jordan Castell
Circle this one: Jordan Castell at slot 213 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick214 Rnd6 A'Marion Peterson
A'Marion Peterson at the 214th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Riley Williams
A reach on Riley Williams in Round 7, Pick 8; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick237 Rnd7 AJ Green
They left a pile of value on the table to take AJ Green this early at the 237th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.