G MAN'S MOCK DRAFT
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NUMBER 60

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    Steelers
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PIT)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (PIT)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Joe Milton III
QB
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
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Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Pat Freiermuth
TE
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Patrick Queen
LB
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Steelers cashed the board's mistake on Sampson: D-.

Call it larceny. Dylan Sampson sat on the board until slot 143, and the Steelers did not need to be asked twice. Put together, it is a D-.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They are betting Higgins proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 52nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick83 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
No edge and no loss on Quinn Ewers in the 83rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Charles Grant
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Charles Grant in slot 104. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at pick 143 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 5, Pick 24 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They barely believed it either: Hayden Conner still on the board at pick No. 223. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Taking Jordan Hancock in No. 229 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
The board fumbled Theo Wease Jr. all the way to pick No. 245, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.