raleighguy17'S MOCK DRAFT
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raleighguy17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2026

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  • raleighguy17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Robert Henry Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Robert Henry Jr.
RB UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (TB)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (LV)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (SF)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (MIA)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Graham Barton
OT
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Jeremy Chinn
S
Head Shot
Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonnu Smith
TE
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Steelers this weekend: A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Steelers came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

Every board in the league had Elarms-Orr lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

They banked enough surplus on Wheatley to cover a lot of smaller sins.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the 21st overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
Good price on D'Angelo Ponds in No. 53, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick85 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in pick 85 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick99 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zakee Wheatley at the 99th pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A reach on Drew Allar in slot 135; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr at pick No. 159 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Robert Henry Jr.
Robert Henry Jr. at Round 7, Pick 8 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.