SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT
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SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

Not to shabby

  • SCB0019 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PIT)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Preston Hodge Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Preston Hodge
CB Colorado
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DEN)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Geron Christian
OT
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Steelers won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Preston Hodge at pick No. 224, a reach of 38 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Lemon.

The Iheanachor pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker and running back. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
Makai Lemon is a better player than the 30th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick53 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Nice patience on Olaivavega Ioane, who had no business lasting to the 53rd overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick62 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A reasonable price with a little left over, A.J. Haulcy in pick 62. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at pick No. 76 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick85 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Omar Cooper Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Darrell Jackson Jr. at Round 3, Pick 35. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
They did well to land Trinidad Chambliss in the 121st pick, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Max Iheanachor adds an offensive lineman and leaves linebacker and running back untouched.
Pick135 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon at the 135th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick159 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
They paid a round early for Earnest Greene III in slot 159, more than the board wanted. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jordan White
The board had cheaper options than Jordan White at No. 213, and it noticed. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick214 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
A conviction pick on Keyron Crawford at pick No. 214 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Preston Hodge
Preston Hodge at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick237 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
Value with a capital V on Joey Aguilar in Round 7, Pick 21, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.