MSalvant'S MOCK DRAFT
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MSalvant'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2026

Reece 20260130

  • MSalvant DRAFTING FOR THE
    Steelers
Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (PIT)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PIT)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (PIT)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (PIT)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Markis Deal Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Markis Deal
DL TCU
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jalil Farooq
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Steelers: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Markis Deal at the 224th overall pick is 53 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Barham pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the 21st pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 21, with Emmanuel Pregnon worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick76 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Zakee Wheatley. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
They paid sticker price for Nicholas Singleton in pick No. 85, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Tacario Davis
A reach on Tacario Davis in No. 99; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
A quiet steal in slot 121: Jaishawn Barham for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick135 Rnd4 Drew Allar
By-the-book stuff, Drew Allar at No. 135 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
No edge and no loss on Xavier Nwankpa in pick 159; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Riley Mahlman
A conviction pick on Riley Mahlman at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jordan Hall
A wild overpay on Jordan Hall in Round 6, Pick 35, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 Markis Deal
A big swing on Markis Deal at slot 224, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jalil Farooq
They paid up for Jalil Farooq at the 237th pick when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.