bstrouse38'S MOCK DRAFT
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bstrouse38'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

Offseason

  • bstrouse38 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PIT)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (PIT)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Luke Hasz Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Luke Hasz
TE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (KC)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Players traded away
Head Shot
Alex Highsmith
LB
Head Shot
Jonnu Smith
TE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Steelers put a flag in the ground for Roman Hemby, 56 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They went 8 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 21 they get a go-to option on the outside. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Anthony Hill Jr. at the 44th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A tidy little value on Emmanuel Pregnon in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick85 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley slid further than he should have, and pick 85 is lovely value for the safety. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
A clean, defensible pick in the 99th overall pick with a little surplus value in Daylen Everette. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick121 Rnd4 Albert Regis
They reached into another round for Albert Regis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at slot 135 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick146 Rnd5 Chase Roberts
They paid sticker price for Chase Roberts in the 146th pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick159 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in Round 5, Pick 21 is fair value, right on his grade. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
Value said wait; Roman Hemby in No. 214 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall in the 224th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick237 Rnd7 Luke Hasz
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke Hasz. A need, and now a little less of one.