SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT
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SCB0019'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 1, 2025

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  • SCB0019 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Auburn
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (PIT)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (PIT)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (PIT)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PIT)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (PIT)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (PIT)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Daevin Hobbs Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Daevin Hobbs
DL Tennessee
James Williams Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (PIT)
James Williams Sr.
LB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (TB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (DAL)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (TB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (GB)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (TB)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
James Williams Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (GB)
James Williams Sr.
LB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (GB)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Calvin Austin III
WR
Head Shot
DK Metcalf
WR
Head Shot
Pat Freiermuth
TE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Steelers got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

Nobody else had James Williams Sr. anywhere near pick 242. The Steelers did, by 52 spots, and that gap is the whole story. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. It is not that Brailsford is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Green falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Kenyon Sadiq in pick 45, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick52 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Fair-plus on Olaivavega Ioane, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick78 Rnd3 LaNorris Sellers
LaNorris Sellers slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the quarterback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick80 Rnd3 Eric Singleton Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Eric Singleton Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at slot 113 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick116 Rnd4 C.J. Fite
Value with a capital V on C.J. Fite in pick No. 116, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick120 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at pick 120 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at slot 127 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A want over a need in No. 133: Parker Brailsford adds an offensive lineman while edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
Jyaire Hill at the 154th pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick167 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson in Round 5, Pick 27 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick199 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
They took Evan Stewart at par in the 199th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick213 Rnd6 Mark Fletcher Jr.
They did well to land Mark Fletcher Jr. in the Round 6 slot, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Taylen Green
The board fumbled Taylen Green all the way to pick No. 214, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Zuhn III well ahead of where he belonged. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
They reached into another round for Tristan Leigh, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick229 Rnd7 Daevin Hobbs
They reached a country mile for Daevin Hobbs at slot 229, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick242 Rnd7 James Williams Sr.
James Williams Sr. at Round 7, Pick 27 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.