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aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 25, 2026

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  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (PIT)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Steelers, and a B- to prove it.

The Steelers went off the board in a big way for Deven Eastern, 44 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Haulcy steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In pick No. 21 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A straight-up fair deal on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at No. 53, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in the 76th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at the 85th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick99 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
A big swing on Harold Perkins Jr. at Round 3, Pick 35, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They let Tacario Davis come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
They paid sticker price for CJ Daniels in pick No. 135, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick 161 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett at slot 216 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the 224th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick230 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
They paid up for Fa'alili Fa'amoe at No. 230 when waiting would have done the job. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick237 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
This one needs a full-page explanation: Deven Eastern in the 237th overall pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.