Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jdj029'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 27, 2026

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  • Jdj029 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (PIT)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (TB)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Talanoa Hufanga
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jabrill Peppers
S
Head Shot
Kyle Dugger
S
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureB+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Steelers to a C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Aamil Wagner at slot 135 is 36 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. It is not that Wagner is a bad player; it is that the Steelers had louder needs to answer first.

The Everette pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

So much rides on Carnell Tate that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
They let Carnell Tate come to them and pounced at No. 21. The roster fit checks out.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emmanuel Pregnon at pick No. 53. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick85 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the safety. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick99 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Circle this one: Daylen Everette at the 99th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Aamil Wagner
They bypassed pressing needs at quarterback, edge rusher and other spots to take Aamil Wagner, an offensive lineman that was not the priority.
Pick151 Rnd5 Chris McClellan
They read the board right and Chris McClellan was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 11. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
No drama and no debate, Nate Boerkircher went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 21. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Zavion Thomas. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick230 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in No. 230 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick237 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher slipping to pick 237 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.